Compatibility between sports-utility vehicles and sedan-type vehicles

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 551-558

  Sekine, Y ^a   Takahashi, K ^a   Hayamizu, H ^a   Kawamoto, D ^a   Nakagawa, D ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accident analysis; Body structure; Compatibility; Crashworthiness; Scale model; SUV

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DOORS;

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; BODY STRUCTURE; COMPATIBILITY; CRASHWORTHINESS; SCALE MODEL; SUV;

AUTOMOBILE TESTING;

EID: 51449090134     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260802267453     Document Type: Article

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