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Status of NHTSA’s Roof Crush Research Donald T. Willke National Highway Traffic Safety Administration SAE Government/Industry Meeting May 10, 2004

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Page 1: Status of NHTSA’s Roof Crush ResearchRoof Crush Phase 1 - Approach • Computer Simulation to Select Test Conditions – 5 pitch, 25 roll – 10 pitch, 45 roll • Tested 3 Pairs

Status of NHTSA’sRoof Crush Research

Donald T. WillkeNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration

SAE Government/Industry MeetingMay 10, 2004

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Roof Crush

• Phase 1 – Determine Plate Angles

• Phase 2 – Initial Fleet Evaluation

• Phase 3 – Expanded Fleet Evaluation

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Roof CrushPhase 1 - Approach

• Computer Simulation to Select Test Conditions– 5° pitch, 25° roll– 10° pitch, 45° roll

• Tested 3 Pairs of Vehicles– 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan– 1998 Chevrolet S-10 Pickup– 2002 Ford Explorer

• Compared Force vs. Displacements• Compared Damage to Real World

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Roof CrushPhase 1 - Summary

• No Trend in Energy ‘Absorbed’• No Trend in Peak Force• No Trend in Far-Side Lateral Crush• More Vertical Crush in 5° x 25°• Any Differences Were Very Subtle

– Not distinguishable in subjective evaluation of photographs of roof damage

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Roof CrushPhase 2 - Approach

• Test 10 Recent Model Vehicles• Load Plate Angles - 5° pitch, 25° roll• Test to 254 mm of Load Plate

Displacement• Collect Force vs. Displacement Data• Collect Headroom Measurement Data

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Roof CrushPhase 2 - Vehicles: One From Each Type/Size

• Passenger Cars:– 2002 Ford Mustang– 2002 Toyota Camry– 2001 Ford Crown Victoria

• Sport Utility Vehicles:– 2002 Honda CR-V– 2002 Ford Explorer*– 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe

* Data from Phase 1

• Pickup Trucks:– 1998 Chevrolet S-10

Pickup*– 2002 Dodge Ram 1500

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• Vans:– 1997 Dodge Grand

Caravan*– 1999 Ford E-150

Econoline Van

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Roof CrushPhase 2 - Roof Attachment Point

• Seat Track Position & Seat Back Angle for 50th

Male per FMVSS 208• Locate H-Point Using OSCAR Device

– x and z coordinates

• Identify ‘Top of Head’– Located for first vehicle by seating H-3 dummy– Used translation of OSCAR x and z coordinates for

remaining vehicles– y coordinate from centerline of seat

• Locate Point Vertically Above ‘Top of Head’– On interior roof liner– On exterior hard roof

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Roof CrushPhase 2 – Initial Headroom

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Roof CrushPhase 2 – String Potentiometer Attachment

3 string potentiometers were used to track the roof point initially above the drivers head

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Roof CrushPhase 2 - Results

Percent of Vehicle Weight vs. Displacement To 254 mm Load Plate Displacement

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Roof CrushPhase 2 - Results

Maximum Force Achieved Within 125 mm External Crush

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Roof CrushPhase 2 - Results

Percent of Vehicle Weight vs. Headroom Remaining to Roof To 254 mm Load Plate Displacement

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All vehicles reached 150% of vehicle weight with significant head room remaining

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Only 1 vehicle did not have a peak force above 200% of vehicle weight, but it still had positive head room at the end of the test

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4 vehicles had a peak force above 300% of vehicle weight, and 2 of these had positive head room remaining

8 of the 10 vehicles had a peak force above 250% of vehicle weight, and 6 of these had positive head room remaining

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Roof CrushPhase 3 - Approach

• Test 10 Recent Model Vehicles• Load Plate Angles - 5° pitch, 25° roll• Test to 254 mm of Load Plate

Displacement• Collect Force vs. Displacement Data• Document Time of Liner-to-Head

Contact

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Roof CrushPhase 3 - Vehicles

• Passenger Cars:– 2003 Ford Focus– 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier– 2001 Ford Taurus– 2003 Chevrolet Impala

• Sport Utility Vehicles:– 2003 Subaru Forester– 2002 Nissan Xterra– 2003 Ford Expedition

• Pickup Trucks:– 2003 Toyota Tacoma– 2003 Ford F-150

• Van:– 2003 Chevrolet Express

(15-passenger)

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Roof CrushPhase 3 – Dummy Placement

• Hybrid-III 50th Male• Positioned per

FMVSS 208• Arms and Legs

Removed• Contact Switch on

Head and Liner

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Roof CrushPhase 3 - Results

Percent of Vehicle Weight vs. DisplacementTo 254 mm Load Plate Displacement

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Roof CrushPhase 3 - Results

Percent of Vehicle Weight vs. DisplacementTo Head Contact

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Roof CrushPhase 3 - Results

Maximum Force Prior to Head Contact

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