Patent ID: 6178805
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
A fixture for impact testing a vehicle shell to predict vehicle crashworthiness at a sub-system level, the fixture comprising:a base for supporting the vehicle shell, said base including an upper surface for securing the vehicle shell thereto;a side support structure interconnected to said base, said side support structure operative to reduce deformation to a first lateral side of the vehicle shell when a second lateral side of the vehicle shell is subjected to impact;a plurality of castors attached to said base; anda roll-over prevention structure interconnected to said base and upwardly extending relative thereto, said roll-over prevention structure operative to prevent the vehicle shell from rolling over when subjected to impact, said roll-over prevention structure including a substantially horizontal member and a substantially vertical member, said substantially horizontal member adapted to be disposed immediately superadjacent to a roof of the vehicle shell and fixedly attached thereto, said substantially vertical member interbetween said base and said substantially horizontal member.