Ejection Mitigation FMVSS 226: Requirements - Testing - Development Strategies

Description

In 2011, the U.S. legislation adopted - with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 226 - a new safety rule, which aims at reducing the risk to be thrown out of the vehicle during a car crash, especially in a rollover. The regulation calls for appropriate safety measures to secure the side windows of cars so that passengers can?t lean out further than allowed. To verify this, impactor tests are carried out on the side windows of the standing vehicle. For these tests, a new specially designed impactor has been developed. In these tests curtain airbags are usually employed as protective systems. For the tests specific requirements on the duration of the inflation of the airbag are introduced, since the impact of the impactor takes place up to 6 seconds after the ignition of the airbag. Additional retaining effects can be achieved using laminated safety glass for the side windows. However, these must be pre-damaged before testing. The seminar begins with the requirements of the new regulation. This includes demands on vehicle performance, as well as requirements for the test rig (accuracy, stability, friction etc.) and rules for the preparation and execution of the test. In the second part of the course, the testing procedure is described in detail. This includes the preparation of the test vehicle, the perforation of the side windows and the determination of the impact points. The actual implementation of the test, and the evaluation and documentation of results are also discussed. A description of the measurement equipment and practical hints on the experimental procedure complete this section. The last part of the seminar focuses on development strategies to meet the legal requirements. Here it is shown with which basic measures the performance can be improved with regard to the requirements of FMVSS 226. Finally conflicts with other safety requirements are identified and discussed.

Who should attend?

The seminar is aimed at development, test and simulation engineers who have to deal with the requirements of FMVSS 226 and want to get a comprehensive overview on the topic.

Course Contents

• The requirements of FMVSS 226
  • Performance requirements on the vehicle
  • Special requirements for non-standard vehicles
  • Requirements for the test bench
  • Requirements regarding test preparation and execution
• Testing procedure
  • Vehicle preparation
  • Pre-damaging of laminated glass side windows
  • Determination of impact points
  • Measurement equipment
  • Implementation and evaluation of the tests
  • Practical hints
• Development strategies for the fulfillment of the regulation
  • Design of appropriate airbags
  • Benefits and effectiveness of safety glass windows
  • Dealing with fixed side windows
  • Conflicts with other safety requirements

Valentin Zimmermann
Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH

Valentin Zimmermann has worked at Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH in Munich in the area of vehicle safety since 2009 . A main focus of his work as team leader in vehicle safety development is on the analysis and implementation of new test methods and requirements, such as FMVSS 226.

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Your contact person

Dr. Dirk Ulrich
Phone.: 06023 - 96 40 - 66
E-Mail: dirk.ulrich@carhs.de

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