A literature review of rollover test methodologies

International Journal of Vehicle Safety

Volumn 1, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 200-237

  Chou, Clifford C ^a   McCoy, Robert W ^a   Le, Jialiang ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

algorithm; corkscrew; curb trip; deceleration sled; ditch; rollover; test methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 39649084777     PISSN: 14793105     EISSN: 14793113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvs.2005.007560     Document Type: Article

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