Automotive crash research : side impact, rollover, and vehicle aggressivity

This SAE Special Publication is a collection of papers from the 'Side Impact and Rollover' and 'Vehicle Aggressivity and Compatibility in Automotive Crashes' sessions held at the SAE 2002 World Congress.

Contents: Optimization of a Modular Cockpit Cross Car Beam for Crash Worthiness; Analysis of Rollover Restraint Performance With and Without Seatbelt Pretensioner at Vehicle Trip; A Comparison of Rollover Characteristics for Passenger Cars, Light Duty Trucks and Sport Utility Vehicles; Stiffness and Geometric Compatibility in Front-to-Side Crashes; Comparison of Pedestrian Subsystem Safety Tests Using Impactors and Full-Scale Dummy Tests; Design Considerations for a Compatibility Test Procedure; Compatibility: Causes, Constraints, Improvements and Evaluation Proposal.