Project Areas
HGV Commercial Vehicle Cab & Chassis & Underrun Protection Systems |
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Improvement of Vehicle Crash Compatibility through the development of Crash Test Procedures (VC-COMPAT)Final Report:
DfT Support for VC-COMPAT (pdf,
8Mb) This project was partially funded by the Department for Transport.
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| Sponsors: | The European Commission (Contract GRD2-2001-50083) The Department for Transport, UK |
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| Consortium: | CIC, TRL - UK TNO Automotive, DAF Trucks - The Netherlands Daimler Chrysler, GDV - Germany Volvo Trucks, SCANIA - Sweden |
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| The project is split into two distinct legs; ‘Car-to-Car’ and ‘Car-to-Truck’ compatibility. CIC is involved in the Car-to-Truck part of the project and is Workpackage 1 leader. Front, side and rear truck underrun protection will be considered by the project, with special attention focused on energy absorption front underrun devices and the development of relevant test procedures.
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| Contact: Andrew Walton or Ras Hashemi | ||
