Biomechanical analysis of indy race car crashes

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Melvin, John W ^a   Baron, Kenneth J ^a   Little, William C ^a   Gideon, Thomas W ^a   Pierce, John ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Kestrel Advisors

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; CHASSIS; DECELERATION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; IMPACT TOLERANCE; INJURY ASSESSMENT; LABORATORY TESTING; RECORDING DEVICES; SAFETY TECHNOLOGY; SPECIFIC INFORMATION; VEHICLE DECELERATION;

RACING AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 85072485002     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/983161     Document Type: Conference Paper

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