Transportation Safety Technologies, Inc.
Mark W. Arndt, President
Articles, Reports & Publications
A significant body of work on diverse topics of motorized vehicle safety, attributed to Transportation Safety Technologies, Inc. and its founder Mark W. Arndt, exists and is publicly available in referenced published works. The publicly available published works report relevant technical information derived from unique testing and projects.
Publications by year include:
2018
Arndt, Mark W. and Arndt, Stephen M., “Test Results: Vehicle Responses to Simulated Drag Caused by Front Tire Tread Detachment; The Effect of Scrub Radius and Speed,” IMECE2018- 87609, Proceedings of the ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 9-15, 2018, Pittsburgh, PA.
2014
Fuel-Control Valve Failure Analysis
Rosenfield, Michael and Arndt, Mark W., “Fuel-Control Valve Failure Analysis,” Paper C22, Proceedings American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 66th Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, WA, February 17-22, 2014, page 183.
Results from Calculating the Acceleration at an ELR in a Steer Induced Rollover Crash Test
Arndt, Mark W. and Wiechel, John F., “Results from Calculating the Acceleration at an ELR in a Steer Induced Rollover Crash Test,” IMECE2014-36735, Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 14-20, 2013, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Modeling Real People in Real Buses: Implications Concerning Tire, Axle and Vehicle Weights
Arndt, Mark W., “Modeling Real People in Real Buses: Implications Concerning Tire, Axle and Vehicle Weights,” SAE 2014-01-0875, SAE World Congress, Detroit Michigan, April 1, 2014.
What Happens if a Tread Detaches After a Tire Deflates?
Arndt, Mark W., “What Happens if a Tread Detaches After a Tire Deflates?” Accident Reconstruction Journal, Volume 24, NO. 3, May/June 2014, pg. 19-21.
2012
Arndt, Mark W., Stevens, Donald and Arndt, Stephen M., “Comparison of Linear Variable Deceleration Rate Rollover Reconstruction to Steer-Induced Rollover Tests,” SAE Paper 2012- 01-0469, SAE World Congress, Detroit Michigan, April 25, 2012.
Fuel System Crashworthiness for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles
Arndt, Mark W., “Fuel System Crashworthiness for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles,” SAE Paper 2012-01-0988, SAE World Congress, Detroit Michigan, April 26, 2012.
Predicting Weight Distribution from Occupant Load Using a Monte Carlo Method
Arndt, Mark W., “Predicting Weight Distribution from Occupant Load Using a Monte Carlo Method,” SAE Paper 2012-01-1925, SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress (COMVEC), Rosemont, IL, October 2, 2012.
Vehicle Weight Distribution and Occupant Loadings
Arndt, Mark W., “Vehicle Weight Distribution and Occupant Loadings,” ASME Paper IMECE2012-87643, Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2013, Houston, TX, November 12, 2012.
Vehicle Safety Standard Update: A Case Study in a Regulatory Debate Using Statistical Models
Hubele, Norma F., and Arndt, Mark W., “Vehicle Safety Standard Update: A Case Study in a Regulatory Debate Using Statistical Models,” Chance, A publication of the American Statistical Association, Volume 25, Number 4, 2012.
2009
How Tires Change a SUV’s Performance in Fishhook and Sine-with-Dwell Testing, Paper Number 09-0532, 21st ESV Conference, Stuttgart, Germany, June 2009. Arndt, Mark W., Rosenfield, Michael, Arndt, Stephen M.
Effectiveness of ElectronicStability Control on Maintaining Yaw Stability When an SUV Has a Rear Tire Tread Separation, 2009 SAE World Congress, April 2009 Detroit, Michigan, Paper No. 2009-01-0436 Arndt, Mark W., Rosenfield, Michael, Arndt, Stephen M.
Test Results: Ford PCM Downloads Compared to Instrumented Vehicle Response in High Slip Angle Turning and Other Dynamic Maneuvers, 2009 SAE World Congress, April 2009 Detroit, Michigan, Paper No. 2009-01-0882 Arndt, Mark W., Rosenfield, Michael, Stevens, Don, and Arndt, Stephen M.
2006
Analysis of Causes of an Unintended Rollover During a Tread Separation Event Test CRASH Conference, Athens, Greece, July 4-6, 2006 Arndt, Mark W., Rosenfield, Michael J., Arndt, Stephen M., and Stevens, Donald C.
Measurement of Changes to Vehicle Handling Due to Tread-Separation-Inducted Axle Tramp, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper No. 2006-01-1680, International SAE 2006 World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, April 3-6, 2006. Arndt, Mark W., Rosenfield, Michael J., and Arndt, Stephen M.
Tests Documenting Vehicle Handling with a Temporary-Use Rear Tire and a Run-Flat Rear Tire, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper No. 2006-01-0905, International SAE 2006 World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, April 3-6, 2006. Arndt, Mark W., and Arndt, Stephen M.
2003
The Importance of Dynamic Testing In Determining The Yaw Stability of Vehicles, Paper No. 438, Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Conference, Nagoya, Japan, June 2003. Arndt, Stephen M., Stevens, Don C., Arndt, Mark W., and Metz, L. Daniel.
2000
Properties of Passenger Car Tires with Tread Detachment, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper No. 2000-01-0697, International SAE 2000 World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, March 6-9, 2000. Arndt, Mark W., Thorne, Michael, Dickerson, Charles P.
1998
Testing of Seats and Seat Belts for Rollover Protection Systems in Motor Vehicles Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper No. 982295, International Body Engineering Conference & Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, September 29-October 1, 1998. Arndt, Mark W.
Testing for Occupant Rollover Protection, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper No. 980213, Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, February 23-26, 1998. Arndt, Mark W.
1996
A Review of Crash Data Analysis in a Defect and Recall Investigation of the General Motors C/K Pickup Trucks. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Volume 28, No. 1, January 1996, pg. 33-42. Hubele, Norma F., Arizona State University, and Mark W. Arndt, Arndt & Associates, Ltd.
1994
Failure Modes of General Motors C/K Light Truck Outboard Frame, Side-Mounted Fuel Containment System. Tempe, Arizona, March 24, 1994. Arndt, Mark W., Arndt & Associates, Ltd.
Effects of Outrigger Design on Vehicle Dynamics. Concepts in Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper no. 940226, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, February 1994.
1987
Mesa School Bus Testing prepare for the Mesa Unified School District, Mesa, Arizona, May 5, 1987. Arndt, Mark W.
2015
Recorded Responses of a Light Truck with Rapid Left Front Air-out of Super Oversized Mud Tires
Arndt, Mark W., “Recorded Responses of a Light Truck with Rapid Left Front Air-Out of Super Oversized Mud Tires,” IMECE2015-53225, Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2015, Houston, TX, November 13-19, 2015.
2013
Arndt, Mark W., “Application of Sliding Segment and Rolling Segments Drag Factors in Roll Phase Speed and Roll Rate Calculations,” Proceedings of the 23rd Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, Montreal, Quebec, May 26-29, 2013.
Arndt, Mark W., “Tire Prints on the Rim”, Accident Reconstruction Journal, Volume 23, NO. 4, July/August 2013, pg. 19, 20.
2011
Rollover Crash Test Results: Steer-Induced Rollovers
Stevens, Donald C., Arndt, Stephen M., Arndt, Mark W., Anderson, Robert D., Manning, Joseph E. and Anderson, R., “Rollover Crash Test Results: Steer-Induced Rollovers,” SAE Paper 2011-01- 1114, in Rear Impact, Rollover, and Side Impacts - 2011 (SP-2303).
Drag Factors From Rollover Crash Testing For Crash Reconstructions
Arndt, Mark W., Arndt, Stephen M. and Stevens, Donald, “Drag Factors from Rollover Crash Testing for Crash Reconstructions,” ASME Paper IMECE2011-65537, Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 11-17, 2011, Denver, Colorado.
2007
A Streamlined Initial Test Regime Utilizing the NHTSA NCAP Rollover Maneuver, 20th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV), Lyon, France, 2007, Paper No. 07-0395 Arndt, Mark W., and Hubele, Norma.
2004
Safety Standards Failure to Reveal Defects in Police Vehicles Fuel System Crash Worthiness. Proceeding of The CRASH 2004 Conference, San Francisco, CA, July 14-16, 2004. Arndt, Mark W.
Force Response During Tire Tread Detachment Event, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper No. 2004-01-1075, International SAE 2004 World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, March 8-11, 2004. Arndt, Mark W., Rosenfield, Michael J., Arndt, Stephen M., and Stevens, Don C.
2001
The Influence of a Rear Tire Tread Separation on a Vehicle’s Stability and Control, Paper No. 258, Enhanced Safety of Vehicle Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 2001. Arndt, Stephen M., and Mark W. Arndt, Transportation Safety Technologies, Inc.,
1999
Influence of Passenger and Cargo Load on the At Limit Handling of a Mini Van, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper No. 1999-01-0449, International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, March 1-4, 1999. Arndt, Mark W., Dickerson, Charles P., Arndt, Stephen M.
Vehicle Handling with Tire Tread Separation, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper No. 99-01-0120 and International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, March 1-4, 1999. Dickerson, Charles P., Arndt, Mark W., Arndt, Stephen M.
The Motor Vehicle in the Post-Crash Environment, an Understanding of Ignition Properties of Spilled Fuels, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper No. 1999-01-0086, International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, March 1-4, 1999. Arndt, Stephen M., Stevens, Don, Arndt, Mark W.
1997
The Identification and Quantification of Incidents Involving General Motors (GM) Trucks with Side Mounted Fuel Tanks, International conference Accident Investigation, Reconstruction, Interpretation and the Law, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, October 13-16, 1997. Arndt, Mark W., Roberts, Chell.
The Development of a Method for Determining Effective Slack in Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems for Rollover Protection SAE 970781, Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, February 24-27, 1997. Arndt, Mark W., Gregory A. Mowry, Pete E. Baray, David A. Clark.
1995
The Effects of Passenger and Cargo Load on Light Truck/Van and Sport Utility Mass Properties. Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper no. 952676, SAE 1995 Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 13-15, 1995. Arndt, Mark W., Charles P. Dickerson, Stephen M. Arndt, and Gregory A. Mowry, Arndt & Associates, Ltd.
Evaluation of Experimental Restraints in Rollover Conditions. Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper no. 952712, Stapp Car Crash Conference, San Diego, California, November 8-10, 1995. Arndt, Mark W., Charles P. Dickerson, Gregory A. Mowry, and Stephen M. Arndt, Arndt & Associates, Ltd.
Motor Vehicle Mass Property Envelopes. Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper no. 951065, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, February 1995. Arndt, Mark W., Charles P. Dickerson, Gregory A. Mowry, Stephen M. Arndt, and Steven C. Shapiro, Arndt & Associates, Ltd.
Evaluation of Vehicle Velocity Predictions Using the Critical Speed Formula. Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper no. 950137, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, February 1995. Dickerson, Charles P., Mark W. Arndt, Stephen M. Arndt, and Gregory A. Mowry, Arndt & Associates, Ltd.
Error Analysis of Center-of-Gravity Measurement Techniques. Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Paper no. 950027, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, February 1995. Shapiro, Steven C., Charles P. Dickerson, Stephen M. Arndt, Mark W. Arndt, and Gregory A. Mowry, Arndt & Associates, Ltd.
1993
Characterization of Automotive Seat Belt Buckle Inertial Release. The Proceedings of the 37th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, San Antonio, Texas, November 4-6, 1993. Arndt, Stephen M., Gregory A. Mowry, Mark W. Arndt, Arndt & Associates Dickerson, Charles P., Stephen M. Arndt, Mark W. Arndt, and Gregory A. Mowry, Arndt & Associates, Ltd.