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Korean Auto-vehicle Safety Association (한국자동차안전학회)
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Safety Evaluation of Korean New Car Assessment Program - Side Impact

자동차 측면 충돌 안전도 평가 분석

  • 신재호 (경일대학교 기계자동차학부) ;
  • 용기중 (경일대학교 기계자동차학부)
  • Received : 2014.11.24
  • Accepted : 2014.12.24
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

The number of vehicle accidents related to the side impact has increased since 1990 in Korea, thus the side impact test has been performed as one of the major vehicle evaluations of the Korean New Car Assessment Program(KNCAP) in 2003. A total of 77 vehicles of eight different types(compact, small, semi-midsize, midsize, and large sedans and small, midsize, and large sports utility vehicles) were tested in side impact and side pole impact conditions. In this study, the head and thorax injury values(HICs and chest deflections) of the side impact tests performed between 2003 and 2013 were investigated in terms of vehicle type, test year, and test condition. The recent vehicles showed better safety performances(lower injury values) and similar injury patterns were obtained between side impact and pole side impact tests.

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