Experiences in reverse-engineering of a finite element automobile crash model

✍ Scribed by Z.Q. Cheng; J.G. Thacker; W.D. Pilkey; W.T. Hollowell; S.W. Reagan; E.M. Sieveka

• Book ID: 104308426
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 972 KB
• Volume: 37
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0168-874X
• DOI: 10.1016/s0168-874x(01)00071-3

✦ Synopsis

The experiences encountered during the development, modiÿcation, and reÿnement of a ÿnite element model of a four-door sedan are described. A single model is developed that can be successfully used in computational simulations of full frontal, o set frontal, side, and oblique car-to-car impacts. The simulation results are validated with test data of actual vehicles. The validation and computational simulations using the model show it to be computationally stable, reliable, repeatable, and useful as a crash partner for other vehicles.