Faculty
Engineering
Supervisor Name
Dr. Haojie Mao
Keywords
vehicle safety, rollover, roof crush, head injuries, spine injuries
Description
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) roof crush resistance standard —known as Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 216a— aims to ensure that vehicle roofs are strong enough to protect occupants. This standard is very important in rollover collisions, where roof strength is put to the test. In 2009, the standard was updated so that vehicle roofs had to withstand double the weight, without extensively caving into the occupant compartment of the vehicle. My research aimed to analyze the impact this update had on the occurrence of roof crush in rollover collisions.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Dr. Haojie Mao, Western University's Undergraduate Student Research Internship program, and the Faculty of Engineering for their support.
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Document Type
Poster
Analysis of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 2009 Update to FMVSS 216a
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) roof crush resistance standard —known as Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 216a— aims to ensure that vehicle roofs are strong enough to protect occupants. This standard is very important in rollover collisions, where roof strength is put to the test. In 2009, the standard was updated so that vehicle roofs had to withstand double the weight, without extensively caving into the occupant compartment of the vehicle. My research aimed to analyze the impact this update had on the occurrence of roof crush in rollover collisions.