DEVELOPMENT OF STRUCTURE-OCCUPANT INTEGRATED ANALYSIS METHOD

Structure-occupant related method, which uses some structural analysis results for inputs of occupant simulation, has been used widely, even if it is difficult to describe real crash precisely. The method is not proper to simulate complex situation such as an occupant behaviour restrained with air bag in out-of-position impact. A structure-occupant integrated method is needed in order to analyze these sophisticated problems in the early stage of design. This paper describes the process of building the structure-occupant integrated method. The integrated vehicle model includes Hybrid III dummy, air bag, seat belt and interior detail models. The interior detail models are instrument panel, knee bolsters, steering wheel and column, and seats. The part models were compared with the part test results and these were merged into larger models only if they passed correlation test. A finite element sled model was used to investigate the integrated model. The results are well matched with the experimental results. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 875833.

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• Authors:
  • CHOI, Y W
  • CHO, H S
  • Yoon, D Y
  • Kim, H S
• Publication Date: 1995-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 269-74
• Serial:
  • SAE PUBLICATION SP-1072. ISSUES IN AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY: OFFSET FRONTAL CRASHES, AIRBAGS, AND BELT RESTRAINT EFFECTIVENESS (SAE TECHNICAL PAPER 951058)
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Air bags; Anthropometry; Computer programs; Conferences; Deformation; Design; Dummies; Finite element method; Force; Manual safety belts; Mathematical models; Vehicle compartments; Vehicle interiors
• ITRD Terms: 5405: Acceleration; 1465: Air bag (restraint system); 1618: Anthropometric dummy; 8525: Conference; 5595: Deformation; 9011: Design (overall design); 6490: Finite element method; 5421: Force; 1377: Interior (veh); 6473: Mathematical model; 1476: Safety belt; 8645: Software
• Subject Areas: Design; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00719804
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 1-56091-622-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 26 1996 12:00AM