Lukol Directory: Science: Technology: Safety Engineering: Automotive Safety

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Independent, nonprofit, research and communications organizations funded by auto insurers and dedicated to reducing highway crash deaths, injuries and property losses. Also includes the Highway Loss Data Institute.
http://www.hwysafety.org/

CAPE
The Center for Advanced Product Evaluation offers barrier crash, vibration, rollover, sled, durability, environmental, and pendulum testing, computer simulation and data analysis. Includes detailed information about each kind of test and how to contact them.
http://www.capetesting.com

Automotive Product Liability Resource Center
A resource center designed to bring attorneys and experts together to convince Auto makers to produce safer vehicles. Includes general and contact information, a list of attorneys, and forms to add information about accidents.
http://www.aplrc.com

Compass Computing
Provide software solutions, including web design and databases. Services and contact details.
http://www.compasscomputing.co.uk

GMH Engineering
Provides data acquisition systems of many sorts, including facial load sensing Hybrid III crash test dummy heads, vehicle crash testing, handling tests, structural force/deflection roll-over tests; forensic engineering, accident investigation, accident reconstruction and expert witnessing.
http://www.gmheng.com/auto1.html

National Crash Analysis Center
A federally funded research center at George Washington University concentrating on vehicle crash research. Includes archives of FEA models, animation results, plus information about the center and graduate degrees.
http://www.ncac.gwu.edu/

CIREN -- Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network
A multi-center research program involving a collaboration of clinicians and engineers in academia, industry, and government.
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/n...

Notices and Final Rules
NHTSA's Notices of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) and Final Rules.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/ruling...

NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes by issuing regulations involving automotive safety, known as Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars

Diversified Technical Systems
Provide Data Acquisition Systems for Crash Testing and other applications. Site includes products, technical support information and how to contact them.
http://www.dtsweb.com

CrashTest.Com
Crash-test results and insurance risk data on new and used cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs.
http://www.crashtest.com

www.airbagcrash.com
Company offers crash data retrieval via the airbag SDM module for General Motors (GM) vehicles. Site includes component specs, sample data, and contact information.
http://www.airbagcrash.com

EME Corporation
Offer ruggedized Data Acquisition Systems for automotive and military crash testing. Site includes products and services offered, general information about the company and related links.
http://emecorp.com

A Note on Automobile Cruise Control Faults and Sudden Acceleration
A discussion of the possible failure modes of automobile cruise control systems, with special reference to alleged incidents of sudden uncontrolled acceleration.
http://www.antony-anderson.com/cruise/crui...

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
Broad areas of research include crash-data collection and traffic-safety analysis, bioengineering, human factors, mechanical engineering, psychology, economics, public policy, and marine systems.
http://www.umtri.umich.edu/

Autoliv Testing
The testing facilities at Autoliv.
http://www.autoliv.com/appl_alv/Autoliv.ns...

D. Wylie Associates
Provide analyses on driver fatigue, driving safety, and forensic human factors for the purpose of Accident Reconstruction.
http://www.drivingfatigue.com/index.htm

FTSS
First Technology Safety Systems,the worlds largest manufacturer of crash test dummies and finite element models of them.
http://www.ftss.com/

NCSA
The National Center for Statistics and Analysis is responsible for providing a wide range of analytical and statistical support to NHTSA and the traffic safety community.
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/n...

Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE)
Comprehensive source of information about the organization for automotive engineering professionals and students. Includes technical papers, standards, and on-line magazines plus a supplier directory, job listings, design competitions, conference and seminar information, and membership information.
http://www.sae.org/

RoadSafetyResearch.com
Downloadable engineering publications and software by Ezra Hauer on the subject of road safety.
http://ca.geocities.com/hauer@rogers.com/

Accident Reconstruction Network and Expert Witness Directory
Accident reconstruction network providing expert witness, research, products, news and discussion.
http://www.accidentreconstruction.com

E-TECH Testing Service, Inc.
A professional test laboratory offering crash testing services to highway design engineers, safety engineers, maintenance engineers, researchers, and hardware developers. Includes list of services offered and general information about the company.
http://etechtesting.com

Crash Conferences; the Crash Conference Resource Center
Accident reconstruction and traffic investigation conferences, education, training and classes. Site includes list of conferences with pointers to registration, as well as companies who do classes and training on the subject.
http://www.crashconferences.com

FARS
The Fatality Analysis Reporting System contains data on all vehicle crashes in the United States that occur on a public roadway and involve a fatality in the crash.
http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/fars/fars.cf...


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