Design Strategies for Meeting ECE R14 Safety Test for Light Commercial Vehicle 2010-01-2017
The ECE R-14, AIS015 safety standard specifies the requirements of the safety belt anchorages namely, minimum numbers, their locations, static strength to reduce the possibility of their failure during accidental crashes for effective occupant restraint and the test procedures. This standard applies to the anchorages of safety belts for adult occupants of forward facing or rearward facing seats in vehicles of categories M and N.
ECE R14 ensures the passenger safety during sudden acceleration/retardation and accidents. Early simulations revealed some structural short falls that demanded cabin improvements in order to fulfill regulation requirements for the seal belt anchorage test. This paper describes the innovative design modifications done to meet the seat belt anchorage test. Good correlation with the test is achieved in terms of deformations. These simulation methods helped in reducing the number of intermediate physical tests during the design process. The paper also describes the major contributions of different modifications done to meet the test.
Citation: Londhe, A. and Kangde, S., "Design Strategies for Meeting ECE R14 Safety Test for Light Commercial Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-2017, 2010, https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-2017. Download Citation
Author(s):
Abhijit Vishnu Londhe, Suhas Kangde
Affiliated:
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
Pages: 8
Event:
SAE 2010 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Safety belts
Design processes
Test procedures
Simulation and modeling
Vehicle occupants
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