Sentences with phrase «required crashworthiness»

To achieve the required crashworthiness, the whole body structure has been beefed up with thicker cross sections and stronger crumple zones.

Not exact matches

The three cars earned the required good scores in all five crashworthiness tests, including moderate overlap front, small overlap front, side impact, roof strength and head restraints and seats.
To qualify as a 2016 Safety Pick +, a vehicle is required to earn good ratings in the five crashworthiness tests, which are the small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength, and head restraints, as well as receive an advanced or superior rating for front crash protection.
To qualify for TSP +, the IIHS testing parameters require a vehicle earn «Good» ratings in six crashworthiness tests — driver - side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side impact, roof strength, and head restraint.
To qualify for TSP +, the IIHS testing parameters require each vehicle to earn «good» ratings in five crashworthiness tests — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side impact, roof strength and head restraints — as well as an «advanced» or «superior» rating for front crash prevention.
The tests are generally much tougher than those required by the federal government, which are the basic crashworthiness tests required for selling vehicles in the US.
The 2017 IIHS TSP + rating requires a vehicle to earn Good ratings in the crashworthiness tests, an Advanced or Superior rating for front crash prevention and a Good or Acceptable headlight rating.
Ever since crashworthiness regulations for door locks and door retention components were established in the early 1970s (Federal Vehicle Safety Standard 206), automakers have been required to install door latches in their vehicles that can sustain an inertial load of 30 G's (thirty times the force of gravity) during a crash.
Success in crashworthiness cases requires experience, a sophisticated understanding of engineering issues and of the law, and an investment in time and resources.
Crashworthiness cases are highly technical and require thorough assessments of engineering and mechanical issues.
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