Car front end module structure development regarding pedestrian protection and other mechanical constraints

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Glasson, Emmanuel ^a   Maistre, Valérie ^a   Laurent, Claude ^a  

^a No 6 Industrial Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE TESTING; CRASHWORTHINESS; SPECIFICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

ABSORBING ENERGY; DEVELOPMENT TOOLS; DIFFERENT SPEED; FRONT END MODULES; MECHANICAL CONSTRAINTS; PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION; STRUCTURE PERFORMANCE; SUBSYSTEM TEST;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 85072451629     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-0761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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