Sentences with phrase «crash structure designed»

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Like kids building sandcastles below the tideline on the beach, scientists will let the walls of water crash on dikes of different designs and other structures — sometimes until they're destroyed.

This extremely robust shield structure is designed to remain operational if struck by a crashing Boeing 757.

Larry Kwiecinski, engineering group manager for the GM Global Safety Center, noted, «In our vehicles without knee airbags, the vehicle structure, the seat belts and the instrument panel are all designed to help absorb crash energy and reduce lower - leg injuries, as well.

The carefully - designed arrangement and dimensions of the convertible's load - bearing structures, crash boxes and deformation zones help to keep impact energy away from the driver and passengers.

Besides helping the Civic Hatchback aim for the highest ratings in the rigorous federal crash tests, the crash stroke structure enabled designers to develop the body design to feature a short front overhang and short hood - line for a unique and exciting appearance, excellent outward visibility and improved handling.

The R350's unibody structure was designed and built to protect all occupants in the event of a crash.

Besides helping the Civic Type R aim for the highest ratings in the rigorous federal crash tests, the crash stroke structure enabled designers to develop the body design to feature a short front overhang and short hood - line for a unique and exciting appearance, excellent outward visibility and improved handling.

Typically, front - end structures are designed to crush and absorb crash energy, allowing occupant compartments to slow more gradually, ideally with little or no intrusion into drivers» survival space.

The structures of the VW Jetta and Audi A6 also are good, which indicates that this automaker has made the effort to design strong side structures that help protect people in crashes, even serious side impacts,» says Institute chief operating officer Adrian Lund.

Beginning with 2006 models manufactured after June 2006, design changes were made to the rear door structure and trim to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door).

«Cars» front - end structures are designed to manage a tremendous amount of crash energy in a way that minimizes injuries for their occupants,» says Adrian Lund, Institute president.

Unlike most conventional designs that direct frontal crash energy only to the lower load - bearing structures in the front end, ACE actively channels frontal crash energy to both upper and lower structural elements, including the floor frame rails, side sills and A-pillars.

ACE ™ body structure with crash stroke design for collision performance in a sporty, compact front frame design

Wrapped around a new Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure that is designed to improve the Civic's already commendable crash - protection ratings, modern design elements take this car in a new direction.

In many vehicles the impact at a 25 percent overlap misses the primary structures designed to manage crash energy.

Its so - called ACE body structure — Honda shorthand for Advanced Compatibility Engineering — is designed to provide maximum protection in crashes.

In a crash, Sonic's strong body structure is designed to absorb crash energy and provide a protective «safety cage» around occupants.

Designed to improve overall body stiffness and refinement whilst meeting stringent crash performance targets and pedestrian protection legislation, the new body structure includes reinforcement to the B - posts, sills and front crossmembers together with deformable components in the floorpan for optimal load transfer.

This proprietary safety design is a reinforced front frame structure that provides further enhanced frontal crash protection.

In Fusions manufactured after January, Ford added a structure below the accelerator pedal designed to reduce injury risk to the right leg and foot in frontal offset crashes.

These ratings do not apply to 2010 Elantra models manufactured after November 2009, because of design changes made to the side airbags and body side and rear door structure to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes.

Unlike most conventional designs that direct frontal crash energy only to the lower load - bearing structures in the front end, the RDX's latest ACE ™ body structure actively channels frontal crash energy to both upper and lower structural elements, including the floor frame rails, side sills and A-pillars.

The new RDX's Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure is an exclusive body design that enhances occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal collisions.

Using Honda's new Advanced Compatibility Engineering II body structure, the 2013 Accord's front frame is designed to disperse more energy away from the driver and passengers during a wider range of car crash scenarios than previous models.

Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™) body structure with new crash stroke front frame design * ^