Analysis of vehicle-to-ground impacts during a rollover with an impulse-momentum impact model

SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Electronic and Electrical Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-123

  Rose, Nathan A ^a   Fenton, Stephen J ^a   Beauchamp, Gray ^a   McCoy, Robert W ^b  

^a Kineticorp LLC   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATED VALUES; ENERGY LOSS; GROUND IMPACT; IMPACT FORCE; IMPACT MODEL; INITIAL VELOCITIES; ROLLOVER DYNAMICS; ROLLOVER TESTS; VELOCITY CHANGES; VIDEO ANALYSIS;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION;

VELOCITY;

EID: 77953215784     PISSN: 19464614     EISSN: 19464622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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