Side Impact Testing for Protecting Occupants from Complex Impact Loads
A side impact test is conducted to evaluate occupant protection performance against impact from the side of a vehicle.
Because the distance between the occupant and the impact area is short in a side collision, the risk of injury is high, requiring more advanced evaluation.
Main Evaluation Items
Side impact testing evaluates how vehicle components such as doors, B-pillars, and seat structures affect occupant protection.
It is one of the important safety assessment items in Euro NCAP and regulatory testing.
- Head injury
- Chest deflection
- Abdominal load
- Pelvic injury
- Side airbag performance
JASTI’s Strengths
JASTI provides crash test dummies and various sensors for side impact testing.
By helping capture the complex behavior of side impact events, JASTI supports customers throughout their testing operations.
