Comparison of pedestrian subsystem safety tests using impactors and full-scale dummy tests

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Matsui, Yasuhiro ^a   Wittek, Adam ^a   Konosu, Atsuhiro ^a  

^a JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; SAFETY TESTING; SPORTS;

CAR-TO-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS; EDGE DEFORMATION; LEGFORM IMPACTOR; PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS; PEDESTRIAN DUMMIES; PEDESTRIAN IMPACT; SHEARING DISPLACEMENT; SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 85072491784     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2002-01-1021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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