Testing : Safety & Structural

MIRA offers an extensive range of safety and structural test services. At our disposal are indoor and outdoor crash facilities, pedestrian protection facility, a HyGe impact-simulation centre, a structural test laboratory incorporating a wide range of rigs, and of a suite of state-of-the-art computer modeling& simulation systems. Our portfolio of crash testing, impact simulation, rollover ejection mitigation & structural testing services includes:

Crash Testing ECE94 Frontal Offset Impact, 96/79/EC ECE95 European Side Impact, 96/27/EC ECE12, 91/662/EEC FMVSS 204 Frontal Barrier Impact ECE32 Rear Impact ECE34 Rear Impact ECE33 Frontal Impact TRIAS 33 Rear Impact TRIAS 47 Frontal Impact CMDVR 294 Frontal Impact FMVSS 208, ADR69, Frontal Impact FMVSS 208 +/-30 Degree barrier Impact FMVSS 208 Side Impact ADAC Frontal Offset Impact AMS Frontal Offset Impact Aspects of FMVSS 201, 212, 219 and 301 FMVSS 208 Side Impact FMVSS 301 Rear Impact FMVSS 201 Side Pole US NCAP Frontal Impact Gulf States 37 Rear Impact Front Under-Run Beam Impact Allianz/Thatcham Frontal Impact (Insurance Assessment) Allianz/Thatcham Rear Impact (Insurance Assessment) Frontal Pole Impacts - Pole Diameters 178mm, 200mm, 230mm, 250mm & 350mm Moving Vehicle to Stationary Pole Side Impacts IIHS Rear Pole Impact Moving Vehicle to Stationary Vehicle in all Configurations Moving Vehicle to Moving Vehicle Frontal Impacts, including Offset Own-power Frontal Barrier and Vehicle to Vehicle Impacts FMVSS 208 Dynamic Rollover Specialist/bespoke non-automotive tests HyGe Impact Simulation Testing Legislative Profiles: - Automotive (ECE R17), (FMVSS208) - Rail (ST9001) - Aircraft (AS8049) Vehicle Specific: - 96/79EC - EuroNCAP - FMVSS208 - USNCAP Rollover Ejection Mitigation Occupant containment and protection during rollover crashes. This Test Procedure (Docket No. NHTSA-2006-26467) is expected to become a Federal Legal Requirement by 2011 and will affect all vehicles sold in the US. To see more information please click here. Structural / Other Impact Testing Pedestrian Protection Occupant Protection Occupant Restraint System Simulation FMVSS 201 "HITS" System Trim Impact Simulation Pendulum Impact Tests Drop Rig Head Impact Tests (Linear Guided) Linear guided head impact tests Door System Impact and Intrusion Testing Cab Structure Testing Cab Load Simulation Push Testing Cab Pendulum Impact Testing Cab Roof Integrity Testing Structural Aspects Injury Aspects Frontal Airbag System Simulation Front Airbag & Seat Belt Development Airbag Development (Static Deployment) Airbag Calibration Services Safety Integration

Case Studies:

EuroNCAP Demonstration

Complementary Services and Facilities

MIRA's safety and structural test services are key to our integrated vehicle safety engineering capability which also includes:

Integrated vehicle safety engineering

Seat testing

Body engineering

Materials engineering

Materials testing

Chassis engineering

Vehicle dynamics

Ride and handling testing

Extensive Proving Ground test circuits