ANALYSIS OF VEHICLE STRUCTURES

The challenge of the eighties is to make the computerized structural analysis technology, developed mostly in the seventies, a productive tool of vehicle design and development activities. This article describes modelling philosophy as well as systems and facilities used to support extensive modelling and analysis activities at ford. Structural analysis support of vehicle design starts in early concept design and continues until a few months before production. Each vehicle design phase requires a varying extent of analysis support and emphasizes different areas of analysis capabilities. This article describes various analysis procedures used to support design: static and dynamic analysis of vehicle body structure; acoustic analysis of passenger air space; and evaluation of body structure dynamic effects on overall vehicle noise, vibration, and harshness. Selected design analysis examples are included to show, in key areas of investigation, the use of analysis results in vehicle design and development. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Inderscience Enterprises Limited

  La Motte Chambers
  St Helier, Jersey,   England 
• Authors:
  • Butkunas, A A
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 3-25
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Vehicle Design
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 1-2
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1477-5360
  • Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Comfort; Computer aided design; Design; Digital computers; Dynamics; Evaluation and assessment; Mathematical analysis; Motor vehicle bodies; Noise; Sound level; Statics; Structural analysis; Vehicle compartments; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle interiors; Vehicles; Vibration
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 1356: Body (car); 9138: Comfort; 9011: Design (overall design); 8673: Digital computer; 5473: Dynamics; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1377: Interior (veh); 6747: Sound level; 5433: Statics; 1255: Vehicle; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382722
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 636
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM