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This article presents the experimental results of a Fiat Cinquecento crash test performed by Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC) and the simulation results obtained with V-SIM program for default settings. At the next stage a wheel was blocked and the parameters of contact between the vehicle and the barrier were changed for better results matching; thus an identification of contact parameters was performed (stiffness at compression phase, stiffness at restitution phase and the coefficient of restitution, friction coefficient). The changes lead to different post-accident positions. V-SIM program is commonly used by experts. The companies offering simulation programs should identify those parameters with due diligence.

car collision; contact parameters; impact; V-SIM