Title :
The analysis of front rail crash on mini-bus chassis
Author :
Liu, X.T. ; Liu, C.H. ; Shi, S.L. ; Zhao, L.H. ; Huang, H.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Automobile Eng., Shanghai Univ. of Sci. Eng., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
To improve a mini-bus crash performance, firstly, finite element model of front rail crash on mini-bus chassis was built. Secondly, the simulation crash experiment was done by ABAQUS/Explicit. Finally, according to the simulating results of different cross section areas, different materials and different thins, the optimize design was determined. In conclusion, the results showed that the method of the simulation was a feasible way to ensure that a new designed mini-bus will have good crashworthiness.
Keywords :
automotive engineering; impact (mechanical); rails; road safety; vehicle dynamics; automotive safety; crashworthiness; finite element model; front rail crash analysis; impact; minibus chassis; minibus crash performance; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Computer crashes; Finite element methods; Kinetic energy; Protection; Rails; Railway safety; Thin wall structures; Vehicle crash testing; finite element; front rail; impact;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Automation Engineering (ICCAE), 2010 The 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5585-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5586-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAE.2010.5451424
