Analysis of a passenger car collision with a tree

This paper presents the results of experimental and simulation studies of a Chrysler Neon car collision with a rigid obstacle representing a tree. The experimental tests were conducted at the facility of the Automotive Industry Institute, while the simulation studies were performed using the commercial LS-Dyna software. Selected results obtained from the conducted experiment and computer simulations are included.Vehicle crash tests are most often performed in closed laboratories of large automotive corporations. Undoubtedly, it is gratifying that the Institute of Vehicles of the Warsaw University of Technology has made the effort to conduct such research. The lack of an appropriate facility base and personnel to independently carry out a crash test prompted the authorities of the Institute of Vehicles to renew contacts with the Automotive Industry Institute.
A measurable effect of the cooperation between these two centers was the execution of a series of three crash tests of a Chrysler Neon car. The development of the research procedure and the organization of activities on the part of the Institute of Vehicles were led by Jarosław Seńko. The coordinator of activities on the part of PIMot was Tadeusz Diupero. The crash test presented in the article was conducted on July 2, 2008. The test consisted of a frontal impact of a Chrysler Neon car into a stationary steel pole representing an obstacle in the form of a tree. (…)

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