The current paper describes an apparatus for full scale vehicle crash test experimentation. This apparatus is referred to as the Harp. In brief, the Harp may either accelerate a trolley which is impacted into a test vehicle or the test vehicle itself may be accelerated and impacted into an object such as a barrier, a pole or another vehicle. The trolley/vehicle is equipped with instruments which record the axial crushing force during the impact. At the impact site, high speed cameras and instrumentation record vital data during the crash.
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