Title

Pulse Sensitivity of a Child Restraint System, Near-Side Impact Fixture

Document Type

Technical Paper

Publication Date

4-1-2014

Publication Title

SAE Technical Paper

Abstract

The National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA) has utilized a two part sled fixture to evaluate a near side test protocol for child restraint systems (CRS). The test was designed to impact the CRS with a fixeddoor at nearly 20 mph. This paper examines the affects of various fixture parameters on the acceleration and velocity profiles of the two part system during the impact event. It was determined that the kinematic time histories are sensitive to crush energy dissipation (as evaluated with variance in aluminum honeycomb volume) and fixture weight. It was also determined that payload weight, impact speed, and impact plane alignment have a small effect on the acceleration and velocity profiles. Even though the kinematics of the secondary carriage was small with the change in the impact plane alignment, it was determined that the CRS utilized in the standard test would have a 23% reduction in impact energy when compared to the CRS with the impact planes aligned.

DOI

doi:10.4271/2014-01-0538

ISSN

ISSN 0148-7191

Comments

SAE 2014 World Congress & Exhibition

Rights

Copyright © 2014 SAE International

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