A Study on Vehicle Crash Characteristics with RCAR Crash Test in Compliance with the New Test Condition

동일 승용차량에 대한 RCAR 신.구 충돌시험을 통한 차체 충돌특성에 관한 연구

  • Lim, Jong-Hun (Automobile Technology Department for Korea Automobile Insurance Repair Research & Training Center(KART)) ;
  • Park, In-Song (Automobile Technology Department for Korea Automobile Insurance Repair Research & Training Center(KART)) ;
  • Heo, Seung-Jin (School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Kookmin University)
  • 임종훈 (보험개발원 자동차기술연구소) ;
  • 박인송 (보험개발원 자동차기술연구소) ;
  • 허승진 (국민대학교 자동차공학 전문대학원)
  • Published : 2006.11.01

Abstract

This research investigates vehicle structure acceleration and vehicle deformation with RCAR crash test. To investigate vehicle damage characteristics in an individual case, it is possible to RCAR low speed crash test. In this study, two tests were conducted to evaluate difference between RCAR new condition and RCAR old condition. A two large vehicles were subjected to a frontal crash test at a speed of 15km/h with an offset of 40% $10^{\circ}$ angle barrier and flat barrier. The results of the 15km/h with an offset of 40% $10^{\circ}$ angle barrier revealed high acceleration value on the vehicle structure and high repair cost compared to the RCAR 15km/h with an offset of 40% flat barrier. So in order to improve damage characteristics in low speed crash of vehicle structure and body component of the monocoque type passenger vehicles, the end of front side member and front back beam should be designed with optimum level and to supply the end of front side member as a partial condition approx 300mm.

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