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Underride
Guard with energy absorption capability
TEST CONDITIONS:
Closing speed: 64 km/h or 40 m.p.h.
Contact surface: 50% offset impact on driver's side.
Frontal car height reduced to simulate panic braking
Car: Chevrolet Vectra (mass = 1,490 kg)
Truck: Mercedes-Benz 1215C (mass = 10,000 kg)
GUARD FEATURES:
Height from the Ground: 400 mm ( 15.75 inches)
Mounted flush wiht the rear end of the truck bed
Guard designed by M. Sc. Eng. Carlos Rezende de Menezes (Ph.D. student
at UNICAMP) and constructed by OURO FINO Auto Parts.
Tested at the experimental facilities of GENERAL MOTORS DO BRAZIL in
Indaiatuba - Brazil, which also donated the Vectra Car and the time and
skills of their engineers. |
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Rear view of the
truck with the underride guard before the crash test.
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Relative heights
of the car front bumper and the underride guard. Ground clearance = 400
mm (15.75 inches).
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Relative position
of both vehicles after the test. Windshield not touched!
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Internal view of
the car showing no deformation on the instruments panel.
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Deformed front structure
of the car after the test.
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