Influence of intrusion in side impact
CESARI ; RAMET ; CAVALLERO
Type de document
COMMUNICATION AVEC ACTES INTERNATIONAL (ACTI)
Langue
anglais
Auteur
CESARI ; RAMET ; CAVALLERO
Résumé / Abstract
The results of the bidisciplinary accident investigation indicate that the frequency of side impact accidents is high (20 % of car accidents) and especially that they are more serious than other accidents. This establishment justifies this study which shows in a first part that the severity of injuries increases with intrusion, especially for occupants seated on the impacted side. In second pat, the results of car-to-car side impact crashes with end without intrusion are analysed and it is shown that non-intrusion due t o stiffened side steel plate decreases accelerations and forces exerted on struck car dummies and does not increase appreciably those applied on striking car restrained dummies. This statement leads to think that it is possible to reduce the severity of side impact accidents by preventing intrusion.
