The role of the steering assembly as an element of a driver restraint system in a crashworthy automobile is studied. 'Piggyback' tests were made on instrumented vehicle impacts committed to the structural studies in the program 'Basic Research in Crashworthiness'. Laboratory tests were made and advantage was taken of data in the literature to define an array of elements that could enhance driver survivability. These include the steering column jacket energy absorber, air cushion, hydraulic strut, knee bar, steering hub pad, and an energy absorbing four bar linkage. The study is appended to the more basic effort to develop crashworthy structures that assure compartment integrity--a result that must be obtained before driver restraint systems can be of value in high speed impacts.
Basic Research in Crashworthiness II. Steering Assembly
1973
114 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Human Factors Engineering , Consumer Affairs , Automobiles , Crash tests , Safety engineering , Structural properties , Safety devices , Steering , Dynamic tests , Impact tests , Acceleration , Collision research , Crashworthiness , Restraint systems , Energy absorbing steering assemblies , Air bags
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