Patent ID: 9453786
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: G01M,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method for recreating a reference damage to a vehicle bumper or vehicle component comprising: (i) applying and releasing a first quasi-static compression force to the test vehicle bumpers and/or test vehicle components on the movable and fixed mounts; (ii) determining whether the quasi-static compression force caused a permanent deformation of at least one test vehicle bumper or one test vehicle component; (iii) if the quasi-static force caused a permanent deformation comparing the permanent deformation to a reference deformation; (iv) if the quasi-static force did not cause a permanent deformation or caused a permanent deformation that is less than the reference deformation, applying and releasing a subsequent greater quasi-static force to the test vehicle bumpers and/or test vehicle components on the movable and fixed mounts; (v) repeating steps (ii), (iii) and (iv) until a permanent deformation of at least one test vehicle bumper or one test vehicle component equals or exceeds the reference deformation.