The full-frontal 100% overlap rigid barrier crash test is a common automotive safety regulatory test designed to evaluate a vehicle’s performance in frontal collisions. In this test, the vehicle is driven at a specified speed into a fixed rigid barrier, simulating a real-world frontal crash scenario.
During the test, the vehicle’s front end completely overlaps with the rigid barrier, meaning the entire front portion of the vehicle contacts the barrier. This ensures that the collision accurately replicates real-world frontal crashes.
Various safety performance metrics of the vehicle are evaluated and recorded, including:
Structural integrity of the vehicle
Occupant protection
Airbag deployment
Effectiveness of seats and seatbelts
These metrics allow assessment of the vehicle’s overall safety performance in a frontal collision.
Provides a realistic representation of a full-frontal collision
Allows comprehensive evaluation of vehicle structural integrity and occupant protection
Cannot simulate collisions at different angles
Does not account for interactions with other vehicles or obstacles
Overall, the full-frontal 100% overlap rigid barrier test is widely used in automotive safety regulations to ensure vehicles meet frontal collision safety standards.
