Title :
The Research of Pedestrian Protection Technology for the New Car Engine Hood
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Autom. Eng., Shanghai Univ. Eng. of Sci., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
The paper first addresses the improved design of a new engine hood of the sedan compact car. Then a finite element analysis is carried out according to the requirements of EuroNCAP regulations on pedestrian protection. The results show that the optimized hood is able to meet the requirements and up to the 3rd class EuroNCAP standard.
Keywords :
automobiles; automotive components; automotive engineering; road safety; standards; EuroNCAP regulations; car engine hood; finite element analysis; pedestrian protection technology; sedan compact car; Automotive engineering; Design automation; Design engineering; Engines; Joining processes; Length measurement; Paper technology; Protection; Vehicle safety; Vehicles; engine hood; optimizing design; pedestrian protection;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Computation Technology and Automation (ICICTA), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changsha
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7279-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7280-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICICTA.2010.120
