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Nissan invests in testing
with $40 million upgrade
TECH FOCUS:
TESTiNg
TECH FOCUS:
TESTi
a crash, but in the event that there is a collision, we're
focused on helping protect customers from injury
and evaluating the vehicle structure performance,
airbag performance, seatbelt performance, and other
mechanisms that help protect our customers. "
The safety lab's two track lanes are partially
separated by a wall. Depending on the testing
protocol, a pole or a wall provide the impact barrier
for a vehicle crashing at 35 mph (56 km/h) or another
pre-determined speed. Other destructive vehicle
tests include a forced rollover via a ramp and a
stationary vehicle being hit by a test cart.
Standardized tests replicate side, rear, frontal, and
rollover accidents.
" We cover a broad spectrum of crash situations by
using various impact angles and speeds, " Bristol said.
The new safety lab will test pre-production Nissan
vehicles and production vehicles that the automaker
manufactures in North America and South America.
There also could be occasional assists for Japan
production. Nissan in Japan has two safety labs. In
recent years, the number of required vehicle crash
tests has been steadily increasing, according to Reed.
" Every couple of years. we'll see different crash
modes, " he said, adding that the Michigan location
can be expanded to accommodate new crash-test
modes as those requirements materialize. The
underlying performance driver for lab activities is
consistency. Simply put, all static and dynamic vehicle
testing needs to be repeatable. " Otherwise, the
results are difficult to compare in terms of what's
safe and what isn't safe. " n
This article is based largely on the reporting
of Kami Buchholz, SAE Media freelancer.
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