NDLI: Pendulum Animal Impact Testing

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Forrest, Stephen Sodusta, John Paul Herbst, Brian Steven, E. Meyer
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	When vehicles collide with large animals, such as cattle, moose, elk or horses, the front seat occupants can be seriously or fatally injured; primarily due to roof deformation. In order to protect the front occupants in these accidents, it is necessary to understand the forces and energy involved in the interaction between the animal and the vehicle roof structure. The authors have developed a pendulum test incorporating an animal dummy to generate similar roof deformation to that experienced in real world animal impact accidents. The energy absorbed by the vehicle roof structure in the accident can then be determined by comparing the accident vehicle roof deformation to the pendulum test vehicle roof deformation. Ultimately, alternative roof structural designs are evaluated to demonstrate that a roof can perform well in this type of accident mode and reduce the risk for serious injuries to the occupants.
Starting Page	443
Ending Page	450
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780791843864
DOI	10.1115/IMECE2009-13057
e-ISBN	9780791838631
Volume Number	Volume 13: New Developments in Simulation Methods and Software for Engineering Applications; Safety Engineering, Risk Analysis and Reliability Methods; Transportation Systems
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Language	English
Publisher Date	2009-11-13
Publisher Place	Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Structural design Deformation Pendulums Impact testing Roofs Wounds Risk Accidents Vehicles
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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