In 2020 Euro NCAP will introduce the MPDB (Moving Progressive Deformable Barrier) frontal crash. With this new crash test, Euro NCAP wants to assess not only the self-protection of vehicles, but also partner protection, i.e. compatibility. The new test procedure poses a number of challenges: the test with 2 moving objects (vehicle + barrier car) is much more demanding than a test against the crash block. In addition there is the use of the new THOR dummy. Due to the new compatibility evaluation, the test evaluation also goes beyond the previous scope. For example, the energy input into the barrier and the deformation pattern must be evaluated.
AFL HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES, in collaboration with several automotive manufacturers and French Crash Test Laboratory UTAC has produced the first MPDB version and now the very last version MPDB Version 1.2.
