VEHICLE PULSE SHAPE OPTIMIZATION TO IMPROVE OCCUPANT RESPONSE IN FRONT IMPACT. IN: CAE METHODS FOR VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS AND OCCUPANT SAFETY, AND SAFETY-CRITICAL SYSTEMS

A new approach is presented in order to improve occupant response in a front impact event. Instead of designing a vehicle structure for maximum structural efficiency and safety and then engineering a restraint system for the vehicle, this paper proposes the use of a systems approach. By this method, the vehicle structural response during impact and the restraint system are considered together in the optimization process. The 35-mph front impact into a rigid barrier with belted occupants, which is the NHTSA NCAP test, is used to demonstrate the proposed new approach.

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• Authors:
  • Cao, J Z
  • Koka, M R
  • Law, S E
• Publication Date: 2004-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 71-77
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  • Publication of: Society of Automotive Engineers
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automotive engineering; Crashworthiness; Frontal crashes; Occupant vehicle interface; Optimization; Systems analysis; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00979815
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0768014069
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP-1870
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 14 2004 12:00AM