Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Rating System for Rollover Resistance
  • The National Academies
  • Preface
  • 2002 Executive Committee
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationâ€?s Initiatives on Rollover
  • NHTSAâ€?s Star Ratings for Rollover Resistance
  • Consumer Information on Motor Vehicle Safety
  • Study Approach and Organization of Report
  • Vehicle Dynamics
  • Background
  • Static Measures of Rollover Propensity
  • Need for Dynamic Testing
  • Dynamic Testing: Features and Challenges
  • Findings and Recommendation
  • Statistics and Data AnalysisRollover Crash Data
  • Background and Notation
  • Statistical Models
  • Scenario Effects
  • Nonparametric Model
  • Rollover Curve and Star Rating System
  • Findings and Recommendations
  • Consumer Information
  • Practicality and Utility of NHTSAâ€?s Rollover Resistance Ratings
  • Availability and Use of NHTSAâ€?s Rollover Resistance Ratings
  • Future Approaches
  • Findings and Recommendations
  • Summary, Major Findings, and Recommendations for a Future Approach
  • Context
  • Static Stability Factor
  • NHTSAâ€?s Star Ratings for Rollover ResistanceRecommendations for a Future Approach
  • Appendixes
  • A Congressional Request for Study
  • B Committee Meetings and Other Activities
  • C Supplementary Statistical Results
  • D Rollover Information from NHTSAâ€?s Website
  • Study Committee Biographical Information