METHOD FOR VEHICLE SIDE IMPACT CRASH-TESTING Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC G01M7/08 G01M17/00 B60R19/42 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to transport engineering. Method for vehicle side impact crash-testing consists in the fact that crash tests are carried out in two stages. In the first stage, only lateral protective device bodies with attached acceleration and displacement transducers are installed on a vehicle. In the seats for driver and front passenger, their mass simulators are installed, and crash-test is carried out. According to indications of transducers and motion-picture photography, vehicle reference characteristic is plotted in the form of dependence P(y) where P is current value of impact force; y is averaged current value of vehicle flexing. The second crash-test stage is carried out, for which purpose on a vehicle of the same make and configuration fully mounted lateral protective device is installed, the vehicle is completely prepared for crash-tests as per EURO-NCAP standard. Dummies are fixed in seats and all acceleration transducers are installed. Crash-tests are carried out and vehicle safety is evaluated in numbers or quantity of stars.

EFFECT: higher accuracy of vehicle protective device parameter calculations.

3 cl, 6 dwg