Fiscal Year:
1986
Title:
SEVERITY IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES
Agency:
DOT
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$49,100.00
Abstract:
AN INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE IS PROPOSED FOR DETERMINING THE S EVERITY OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CRUSHING OF THEVEHICLE ROOF. AN INTERACTIVE METHODOLOGY WILL BE DEVELOPED WHICH WILL BE BUILT AROUND A MODEL OF THE VEHICLE MOTION DURING ROLLOVER AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACTS. THE MODEL WILL BE DRIVEN BY ACCIDENT DATA AND USER INSTRUCTION. IT WILL YIELD ESTIMAES OF THE VEHICLE ANGULAR AND TRANSLATIONAL MOTION SUBJECT TO CONSTRAINTS SUPPLIED BY INPUT. IMPULSIVE FORCES AND FORCE DEFLECTION REPRESENTATION OF CONTACT SURFACES WILLBE IMPLEMENTED TO DEFINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE METHODOLOGY IN ESTIMATING VEHICLE MOTION.
Principal Investigator:
0
Business Contact:
Dr. John R. Fleck
President
Small Business Information at Submission:
J & J Technologies Inc.
92 Henning Drive Orchard Park, NY 14127
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
N/A
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No