碰撞有限元模型特征与设置过程Experiences in reverse-engineering of a finite element automobile crash.pdfVIP

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design 37 (2001) 843–860 /locate/nel Experiences in reverse-engineering of a nite element automobile crash model a a a ; ∗ b a Z.Q. Cheng , J.G. Thacker , W.D. Pilkey , W.T. Hollowell , S.W. Reagan , E.M. Sievekaa a Automobile Safety Laboratory, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA b National Highway Trac Safety Administration, 400 7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20590, USA Abstract The experiences encountered during the development, modication, and renement of a nite element model of a four-d r sedan are described. A single model is developed that can be successfully used in computational simulations of full frontal, oset frontal, side, and oblique car-to-car impacts. The simula- tion results are validated with test data of actual vehicles. The validation and computational simulations using the model show it t obe computationally stable, reliable, repeatable, and useful as a crash partner for other vehicles. ? 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction A major concern of both industry and government in the development of vehicles that would consume less fossil fuel is the possible compromising of occupant safety resulting from the reduced weight and structure of the vehicle. T ohelp researchers assess safety issues of these new cars, several detailed, dynamic nite element (FE) models of vehicles representing today’s highway eet were developed. These models can be used as