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Rear Impact – FMVSS 208

Moveable barrier for occupant protection testing in rear impacts in accordance with FMVSS 208.

Rear Impact - FMVSS 208

Moveable barrier for the test of occupant protection during rear impacts according to FMVSS 208 and 301. The barrier is equipped with fasteners for honeycomb blocks, 4 disc brakes and hydropneumatic emergency brake equipment. The impact surface of the barrier consists of a vertical, rigid, flat rectangle plywood plate  (1,981 mm wide and 1,524 mm high) perpendicular to its direction of movement, with its lower edge horizontal and 127 mm above the ground surface. The moving barrier, including the impact surface, supporting structure, and carriage, weighs 1,814 kg in total.