Vehicle Rollover Sensor Test Modeling

2007-01-0686

04/16/2007

Event
SAE World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
A computational model of a mid-size sport utility vehicle was developed using MADYMO. The model includes a detailed description of the suspension system and tire characteristics that incorporated the Delft-Tyre magic formula description. The model was correlated by simulating a vehicle suspension kinematics and compliance test. The correlated model was then used to simulate a J-turn vehicle dynamics test maneuver, a roll and non-roll ditch test, corkscrew ramp and a lateral trip test, the results of which are presented in this paper. The results indicate that MADYMO is able to reasonably predict the vehicle and occupant responses in these types of applications and is potentially suited as a tool to help setup a suite of vehicle configurations and test conditions for rollover sensor testing. A suspension system sensitivity study is presented for the laterally tripped non-roll event.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-0686
Pages
15
Citation
McCoy, R., Chou, C., van de Velde, R., Twisk, D. et al., "Vehicle Rollover Sensor Test Modeling," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-0686, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-0686.
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Publisher
Published
Apr 16, 2007
Product Code
2007-01-0686
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English