Citation

Richardson SA, Grzebieta RH, Bellion P. Proc. Int. Tech. Conf. Enhanced Safety Vehicles 2001; 2001: 7 p..

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, In public domain, Publisher National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

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Abstract

Rollovers are injurious crash events, causing a disproportionate amount of harm. Current rollover with metrics, Critical Sliding Velocity, Tilt Table Ratio, etc are based on turning a vehicle onto its side (one 1/4 turn). 1/4 turn rollovers account for 6.9% of Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) 3 to 6 injuries, whereas four 1/4 turn rollovers (one full revolution) account for 69.5% of AIS 3 to 6 injuries. This paper proposes a four 1/4 turn rollover metric based on vehicle geometry and mass.