A test project was conducted to gather information on the performance potential of inflatable occupant restraint systems (IORS) in subcompact sedans in full scale vehicle crash conditions. Twelve barrier impact tests were performed with 1972 Ford Pinto vehicles, two of these tests using lap/shoulder belt restraint systems for dummies and the remaining ten using two different types of IORS. Data were compared to FMVSS 208 requirements, evaluated for repeatability, and analyzed for occupant injury potential. Acquired on each test were electronic data for vehicle and dummy responses, normal (sound-speed) and high-speed movie coverage, and 35 mm black-and-white photographs and slides.


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    Title :

    Subcompact Vehicle Tests With Inflatable Restraints. Volume II. Technical Report


    Contributors:
    J. S. McKibben (author) / B. Barclay (author) / L. E. Carlson (author)

    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    250 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English