1.2 Background 5

Figure 1.6: EuroNCAP pole side impact test, [6].

Figure 1.7: Audi Q3 pole side impact at 29 km/h, [3].

is simulated by having a mobile deformable barrier impacting the driver’s door at 50km/h, [7].

• Roll-over tests: which tests a car’s ability (speci�cally the pillars holding the roof)to support itself in a dynamic impact. More recently dynamic rollover tests have beenproposed as opposed to static crush testing, [25].

• Roadside hardware crash tests: are used to ensure that crash barriers and crashcushions will protect vehicle occupants from roadside hazards, and also to ensure thatguard rails, sign posts, light poles and similar equipment do not pose an undue hazardto vehicle occupants.

• Old versus new: Often an old and big car against a small and new car, or two di�erentgenerations of the same car model. These tests are performed to show the advance-ments in crashworthiness.