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Article: Crash codes pave the way to safer vehicles. (computer programs that simulate vehicle crashes)
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- Mechanical Engineering-CIME
- Article date:
- April 1, 1991
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Manufacturers of all types of transportation equipment are increasingly making their suppliers responsible for design and fabrication of entire subassemblies that must meet stringent performance specifications. At the same time, suppliers are beginning to assume responsibility for aspects of subsystem design that they have not handled in the past. Without a doubt, the most important and challenging of these areas is vehicle safety.
As suppliers attempt to come to grips with the challenges of subsystem safety engineering, they face a field that is undergoing tremendous change. The automobile and other transportation industries are focusing more attention than ever ...