Development of Mobile Deformable Barrier for Side Impact Crashworthiness Evaluation in ASEAN New Car Assessment Programme (ASEAN NCAP)

Abstract:

Side impact crash test simulates a road crash wherein the side of a vehicle is being impacted, either perpendicularly or at an angle, by the front-end of another vehicle of about similar mass. In Malaysia, this crash configuration is the second leading cause of fatality and injury in road crashes after frontal collision. Extensive research have been carried out worldwide in order to mitigate occupant injury in side impact collision through provision of side impact protection system in vehicle such as side impact airbags and side door bars. As a result, various global regulations and consumer test requirements concerning side impacts have been established to evaluate the effectiveness of the said protection system. Recently, the Malaysian government has implemented the United Nation’s regulation pertaining to side impact protection (UN Regulation 95) for new passenger vehicles in the country. Hence, as a newly established automobile safety rating programme in the region, the ASEAN New Car Assessment Programme (ASEAN NCAP) has a plan in the pipeline to implement UN R95 side impact crash test tentatively in its future assessment scheme. A mobile deformable barrier (MDB) was developed as a preparation towards implementing the ASEAN NCAP’s side impact crashworthiness evaluation. This paper describes characteristics and requirements of the UN R95 as well as the development of the MDB according to the regulation. Several tests and improvements were conducted to ensure the MDB is reliable and having high repeatability for testing.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 663)
• Pages: 562-566
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.663.562
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Aqbal Hafeez Ariffin*, Mohd Syazwan Solah, Hamzah Azhar, Mohd Hafzi Mohd Isa, Mohd Khairudin Rahman, Zulhaidi Mohd Jawi, Noor Faradila Paiman, Yahaya Ahmad, Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim
• Keywords: ASEAN NCAP, Crash Test, Crashworthiness, Mobile Deformable Barrier (MDB), Side Impact, UN Regulation 95

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