Vehicle Pulse Shape Optimization to Improve Occupant Response in Front Impact

This paper presents a new approach to improve occupant response in a front impact event. Instead of designing a vehicle structure for maximum structural efficiency and safety and then engineer a restraint system for the vehicle, this paper proposes to use a systems approach. In this approach, the vehicle structural response during impact (i.e., pulse) and the restraint system are considered together in the optimization process. In this paper, the 35 mph front impact into a rigid barrier with belted occupants, which is the NHTSA NCAP test, will be used to demonstrate the proposed new approach.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-1625
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01487191
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Cao, Joyce Zhuo
  • Koka, Madhu R
  • Law, S
• Conference:
  • SAE 2004 World Congress & Exhibition
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 2004-3-8 to 2004-3-11
• Publication Date: 2003-1-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design methods; Optimization; Restraint systems; Vehicle occupants
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01804017
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2004-01-1625
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Dec 9 2021 10:24AM