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Part 581, IIHS Damageability and Lower Leg Impact Compliant Bumper - Challenges and Solutions
Technical Paper
2012-01-0274
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
The worldwide involvement in global technical regulation (GTR)
discussion shows the increasing importance of pedestrian safety as
a global concern. In the US, bumper systems are designed for the
Part 581 bumper standard and IIHS (Insurance Institute of Highway
Safety) bumper structural test protocols. There has also been
discussion in the North American automotive industry about the
merits of incorporating some measure of pedestrian protection into
their systems as well. Compliance with the potential pedestrian leg
requirements creates a design conflict with current bumper
damageability standards and possibly CAFÉ laws. The difficulties of
designing a bumper system that is rigid enough to protect the
vehicle in low speed crashes and, at the same time, compliant
enough to protect a pedestrian raise questions as to whether these
ideas are compatible.
This paper presents reasonable means by which to manage lower
leg impact, Part 581 bumper standards and IIHS bumper damageability
assessment criteria in a styling and cost structure way, which is
typical of today's automotive industry. The proposed approach
is validated over a generic vehicle platform through extensive
computer-aided engineering (CAE) and subsystem level testing.
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Nagwanshi, D., Marks, M., and Bobba, S., "Part 581, IIHS Damageability and Lower Leg Impact Compliant Bumper - Challenges and Solutions," SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-0274, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-0274.Also In
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