REPORT NUMBER: 5FEM-MGA-2001-025

35 MPH FRONTAL BARRIER IMPACT TEST

Ford Motor Company

2001 Ford Windstar SE

NHTSA NUMBER: M10212

PREPARED BY:

MGA RESEARCH CORPORATION

5000 WARREN ROAD

BURLINGTON, WI 53105

April 18, 2001

FINAL REPORT

PREPARED FOR:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF CRASHWORTHINESS STANDARDS

400 SEVENTH STREET, SW, ROOM 5311

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590

35 MPH FRONTAL BARRIER IMPACT TEST

Vehicle:	2001 Ford Windstar SE

NHTSA No.:	M10212

Test Date:	April 18, 2001

Test Speed:	56.3 kph

Vehicle Test Weight:

Weight as Delivered:	= 1899.3 kg

Weight as Tested:	= 2114.8 kg

Injury Criteria:

ATD Position	HIC	Clip (g's)	Chest Disp (mm)	Left Femur (N)	Right Femur (N)
Driver	113	30	19	1795	750
Passenger	382	35	16	2247	2044

DATA SHEET NO. 8

HYBRID III ATD INJURY CRITERIA AND SENSOR DATA

Test Vehicle: 2001/Ford/Windstar SE	NHTSA No.: M10212

Test Program: 35 mph Frontal Barrier Impact	Test Date: April 18, 2001

HEAD PRIMARY PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Head CG	X	G's	.5	195	-36.4	61	26.2	172	-62.8	87
Head CG	Y	G's	1.4	32	-11.2	62	9.8	81	-6.9	103
Head CG	Z	G's	16.8	99	-8.6	68	24.5	95	-.2	11
Head CG Resultant	N/A	G's	38.0	61	63.4	87

CHEST PRIMARY PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time

12

Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Chest CG	X	G's	4.9	198	-29.6	96	5.4	173	-35.1	95
Chest CG	Y	G's	3.6	26	-5.4	24	1.7	181	-7.9	86
Chest CG	Z	G's	6.8	100	-18.1	69	3.2	181	-12.7	75
Chest CG Resultant	N/A	G's	30.3	96	35.8	95

FEMUR PEAK FORCES

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Left Femur	Z	Newtons	469	37	-1795	49	304	32	-2247	53
Right Femur	Z	Newtons	750	46	-450	94	346	31	-2044	91

SEAT BELT SENSOR PEAK VALUES

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Lap Belt Force	N/A	Newtons	2410	98	1722	45

HEAD INJURY CRITERIA (HIC15)

Location	Driver	Passenger
HIC	Avg G's	T1	T2	HIC	Avg G's	T1	T2
Head CG Primary	113	35.5	58.5	73.5	382	57.9	75.8	90.8

CHEST CLIP (3MSEC)

Location	Driver	Passenger
CLIP	T1	T2	CLIP	T1	T2
Chest CG Primary	29.8	94.3	97.4	35.4	93.9	97.0

NECK INJURY CRITERIA

Location	Driver	Passenger
Nte	0.2	0.4
Ntf	0.3	0.2
Nce	0.0	0.0
Ncf	0.2	0.1

DATA SHEET NO. 8...(continued)

HYBRID III ATD INJURY CRITERIA AND SENSOR DATA

Test Vehicle: 2001/Ford/Windstar SE	NHTSA No.: M10212

Test Program: 35 mph Frontal Barrier Impact	Test Date: April 18, 2001

PELVIC PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Pelvis	X	G's	1.8	143	-31.9	49	1.7	133	-34.8	61
Pelvis	Y	G's	6.3	100	-4.1	75	4.1	93	-7.7	65
Pelvis	Z	G's	3.2	19	-23.7	59	2.9	200	-21.0	76

UPPER NECK PEAK FORCES AND MOMENTS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Neck Force	X	Newtons	263	60	-263	114	47	178	-445	80
Neck Force	Y	Newtons	68.8	77	-167	60	63	17	-262	89
Neck Force	Z	Newtons	735	98	-105	146	1016	101	-173	16
Neck Moment	X	N•m	16.6	62	-5.8	89	6.5	168	-11.2	124
Neck Moment	Y	N•m	28.7	60	-11.6	39	11.1	175	-19.3	78
Neck Moment	Z	N•m	9.7	94	-4.8	152	4.8	106	-2.7	70

FOOT PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Left Foot Aft	X	G's	14.5	51	-62.4	36	2.7	71	-63.8	59
Left Foot Aft	Z	G's	22.8	49	13.0	78	16.1	69	-44.0	45
Left Foot Fore	Z	G's	43.5	40	-24.8	55	46.4	69	-102.5	57
Right Foot Aft	X	G's	3.8	19	-127.3	50	2.8	191	-55.1	35
Right Foot Aft	Z	G's	14.5	82	-67.3	52	8.8	69	-24.2	37
Right Foot Fore	Z	G's	103.6	50	-117.5	44	23.4	41	-80.7	33

UPPER AND LOWER TIBIA PEAK FORCES AND MOMENTS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Left Lower Moment	X	N•m	10.7	77	-7.0	53	6.3	60	-10.5	91
Left Lower Moment	Y	N•m	5.4	50	-30.6	35	11.7	91	-52.2	59
Left Lower Force	Z	Newtons	921	38	-58	149	1592	47	-121	64
Left Upper Moment	X	N•m	29.6	76	-12.7	162	17.3	75	-5.8	165
Left Upper Moment	Y	N•m	8.6	136	-48.9	38	13.3	133	-69.5	59
Left Upper Force	Z	Newtons	600	79	-52	143	1032	47	-234	64
Right Lower Moment	X	N•m	24.1	69	-19.6	51	2.7	153	-8.1	47
Right Lower Moment	Y	N•m	30.9	71	-20.2	52	16.1	39	-29.8	60
Right Lower Force	Z	Newtons	2396	51	-159	146	1301	38	-190	81
Right Upper Moment	X	N•m	13.7	69	-30.5	52	10.3	135	-23.7	52
Right Upper Moment	Y	N•m	14.4	130	-64.1	52	12.1	134	-50.8	60
Right Upper Force	Z	Newtons	1696	51	-135	33	926	47	-249	87

DATA SHEET NO. 8...(continued)

HYBRID III ATD INJURY CRITERIA AND SENSOR DATA

Test Vehicle: 2001/Ford/Windstar SE	NHTSA No.: M10212

Test Program: 35 mph Frontal Barrier Impact	Test Date: April 18, 2001

CHEST PEAK DISPLACEMENTS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Chest CG	X	mm	-19.0	99	-15.6	55

HEAD REDUNDANT PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Head CG	X	G's	.6	14	-38.3	61	26.0	172	-61.7	87
Head CG	Y	G's	2.0	147	-11.5	62	10.7	81	-5.2	118
Head CG	Z	G's	17.1	101	-11.5	67	24.7	95	-.3	4
Head CG Resultant	N/A	G's	39.5	61	62.5	87

CHEST REDUNDANT PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time

12

Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Chest CG	X	G's	4.8	198	-29.3	96	5.5	173	-34.9	95
Chest CG	Y	G's	3.7	26	-5.6	24	1.7	180	-7.6	62
Chest CG	Z	G's	7.0	99	-17.9	69	3.5	41	-12.6	73
Chest CG Resultant	N/A	G's	30.3	74	35.7	94

REDUNDANT HEAD INJURY CRITERIA (HIC)

Location	Driver	Passenger
HIC	Avg G's G's	T1	T2	HIC	Avg G's	T1	T2
Head CG Redundant	112	35.4	58.4	73.4	377	57.6	76.0	91.0

REDUNDANT CHEST CLIP (3MSEC)

Location	Driver	Passenger
CLIP	T1	T2	CLIP	T1	T2
Chest CG Redundant	29.7	72.6	75.7	35.4	93.7	96.8