Minicars research safety vehicle program. Phase 3. Volume 1. Technical final report. Report for Jan 1977-Sep 1981
The objective of the RSV Program was to provide research and test data applicable to the automobile safety performance requirements for the mid-1980s, and to evaluate the compatibility of these requirements with environmental policies, efficient energy utilization, and consumer economic considerations. The RSV Program has demonstrated that it is possible to make cars much safer than they are presently. It has produced automobile designs that are consistent, at affordable cost, with the national objectives for fuel economy and environmental protection. It has indicated, at least to a limited degree, that the technological findings are applicable, at varying levels, to a variety of car designs. And it has provided evidence that these findings can be wrapped in a package of considerable appeal to the public. This Final Report is a comprehensive compilation of the findings of the Phase III efforts of Minicars, Inc. It describes the design and testing of the RSV systems, and the performance levels achieved.
- Research Organization:
- Minicars, Inc., Goleta, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5416600
- Report Number(s):
- PB-83-251934; FR-2100-09-81-VOL-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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