The Influence of Vehicle-to-Ground Impact Conditions on Rollover Dynamics and Severity

Rose, Nathan A.; Beauchamp, Gray; Fenton, Stephen J.

doi:10.4271/2008-01-0194

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“…However, it is much simpler than an impact-by-impact level reconstruction. Rose et al [13,15] presented a detailed impulse-momentum analysis that can be applied to individual ground impacts. Their equations are considerably more complex than ours because they incorporate vertical motion, but both approaches utilize the same physical principles.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The rotational acceleration rate (α 2 ) of the vehicle is obtained by summing the moments about the center of gravity of the vehicle, setting them equal to zero (equation 6), substituting equations (7) and (13), then solving for (α):…”

Section: Figure 1 Free Body Diagram Of a Rolling Vehiclementioning

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“…Due to their chaotic nature and sensitivity to small changes in initial conditions, the individual impacts that occur in rollover crash tests are generally not repeatable or predictable. Efforts have been made to model individual impacts in rollover crash tests using either impulsemomentum equations [13] or computational modeling packages [12,14]. However, the usefulness of complicated models in reconstructing real world crashes is limited by their fidelity and by the amount of information typically available to the reconstructionist.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Rose and Beauchamp [15] presented several approaches to modeling a variable deceleration rate during rollovers. These approaches were something of a hybrid between modeling empirical data and applying impulse-momentum equations they had previously developed for modeling individual ground impacts in rollovers [13]. However, their methods did not explicitly link translational and rotational vehicle dynamics throughout the rollover sequence.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An Integrated Model of Rolling and Sliding in Rollover Crashes

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Rollover crashes are often difficult to reconstruct in detail because of their chaotic nature. Historically, vehicle speeds in rollover crashes have been calculated using a simple slide-tostop formula with empirically derived drag factors. Roll rates are typically calculated in an average sense over the entire rollover or a segment of it in which vehicle roll angles are known at various positions. A unified model to describe the translational and rotational vehicle dynamics throughout the rollover sequence is lacking. We propose a pseudocylindrical model of a rolling vehicle in which the rotational and translational dynamics are coupled to each other based on the average frictional forces developed during ground contacts. We describe the model as pseudo-cylindrical because vertical motion is ignored but the ground reaction force is not constrained to act directly underneath the center of gravity of the vehicle. The tumbling phase of a rollover is modeled in three distinct phases: an initial brief airborne phase between roll initiation and the first ground contact, an early phase in which relative sliding between the perimeter of the vehicle and the ground causes the roll rate to increase, and a later phase in which the vehicle rolls without sliding and the roll rate decreases. In the early phase, the average vehicle deceleration is higher and is governed by sliding friction. In the later phase, the average vehicle deceleration is lower and is governed by geometric factors. Model predictions were fit to data from 12 well-documented rollover crashes in order to derive empirical values for the model parameters. In 11 out of the 12 rollovers studied, the model predictions matched the actual results with good accuracy. The results validate the underlying physical principles of the model and provide data that can be used to apply the model to real world rollovers. The proposed model provides a physical basis for understanding vehicle dynamics in rollovers and may be used in certain cases to improve the accuracy of a rollover reconstruction.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Figure 1 Free Body Diagram Of a Rolling Vehiclementioning

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