The Volvo Cars Safety Centre, two decades in the service of saving lives
04 Dec 2020|1,212 views
On average, the Volvo Cars Safety Centre crashes at least one brand new Volvo a day. And it has been instrumental in preserving Volvo Cars' position as a leader in automotive safety to this very day.
This year, the Volvo Cars Safety Centre crash lab celebrates its 20th anniversary. At the time of its opening by the Swedish king in 2000, it was one of the most advanced crash labs in the world, and in many ways it still is today.
The Volvo Cars Safety Centre crash lab is a multifunctional facility that allows safety engineers to recreate countless traffic situations and accidents, and perform tests that go beyond regulatory requirements.
The lab contains two test tracks of 108m and 154m respectively. The shorter of the two is moveable and can be positioned at an angle between zero and 90 degrees, allowing for crash test at different angles and speeds, or to simulate a crash between two moving cars. Cars can be crashed at speeds up to 120km/h.
Outside, there is room for performing tests like roll-over crashes and run-off road scenarios, whereby cars are launched into a ditch at high speeds. Here, Volvo Cars also offers rescue services opportunities to hone their life-saving skills, as it did earlier this year when it dropped new Volvos from a height of 30m to simulate the heavy damage found in extreme crash scenarios.
During crashes, the car, the crash test dummies and the barriers are fitted with sensors that allow Volvo Cars engineers to register the entire chain of events in detail. Dozens of ultra-high definition cameras also film the crash test from every angle imaginable.
Before a physical crash test, the car model in question has already gone through thousands of computer simulated crash tests. All the data generated by these test is then used by Volvo's engineers to develop safer cars. As the company moves towards an all-electric future, the Safety Centre has in recent years been equipped and prepared specifically to safely execute electric car crash tests as well.
"No matter what the scenario, we can recreate it here at the Volvo Cars Safety Centre and analyse it in detail," said Thomas Broberg, a Volvo Cars Safety Engineer. "For me it is very inspiring to realise that for every hour of testing and analysis we put in, we get closer and closer to our ambition that no one should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo."
On average, the Volvo Cars Safety Centre crashes at least one brand new Volvo a day. And it has been instrumental in preserving Volvo Cars' position as a leader in automotive safety to this very day.
This year, the Volvo Cars Safety Centre crash lab celebrates its 20th anniversary. At the time of its opening by the Swedish king in 2000, it was one of the most advanced crash labs in the world, and in many ways it still is today.
The Volvo Cars Safety Centre crash lab is a multifunctional facility that allows safety engineers to recreate countless traffic situations and accidents, and perform tests that go beyond regulatory requirements.
The lab contains two test tracks of 108m and 154m respectively. The shorter of the two is moveable and can be positioned at an angle between zero and 90 degrees, allowing for crash test at different angles and speeds, or to simulate a crash between two moving cars. Cars can be crashed at speeds up to 120km/h.
Outside, there is room for performing tests like roll-over crashes and run-off road scenarios, whereby cars are launched into a ditch at high speeds. Here, Volvo Cars also offers rescue services opportunities to hone their life-saving skills, as it did earlier this year when it dropped new Volvos from a height of 30m to simulate the heavy damage found in extreme crash scenarios.
During crashes, the car, the crash test dummies and the barriers are fitted with sensors that allow Volvo Cars engineers to register the entire chain of events in detail. Dozens of ultra-high definition cameras also film the crash test from every angle imaginable.
Before a physical crash test, the car model in question has already gone through thousands of computer simulated crash tests. All the data generated by these test is then used by Volvo's engineers to develop safer cars. As the company moves towards an all-electric future, the Safety Centre has in recent years been equipped and prepared specifically to safely execute electric car crash tests as well.
"No matter what the scenario, we can recreate it here at the Volvo Cars Safety Centre and analyse it in detail," said Thomas Broberg, a Volvo Cars Safety Engineer. "For me it is very inspiring to realise that for every hour of testing and analysis we put in, we get closer and closer to our ambition that no one should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo."
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