Try Mobilus Beta
Search tips
 This content is not included in your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in.

EDS Ground Topologies for Composite-Bodied Motor Vehicles

Journal Article
2008-01-1268
ISSN: 1946-4614, e-ISSN: 1946-4622
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-1268
Published April 14, 2008 by SAE International in United States
EDS Ground Topologies for Composite-Bodied Motor Vehicles
Sector:
Citation: Evans, H., "EDS Ground Topologies for Composite-Bodied Motor Vehicles," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars - Electron. Electr. Syst. 1(1):491-500, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-1268.
Language: English

Abstract:

The presence of composite-bodied vehicles in the non-specialist marketplace is challenging the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their tier-one suppliers (T1s) in terms of how best to replace a metal body structure as a means of completing electrical circuits. Alternative wiring topologies are considered, their key electrical and mechanical characteristics are compared and an optimum solution is proposed. Its performance is quantified by calculation and modelling and then compared with actual measurements taken from a vehicle simulator. These are benchmarked against typical values which are found in welded-steel body structures.

Recommended Content

Technical Paper Multifuse for High Current and Special Application
Technical Paper Tools and Methods for Product Sound Design of Vehicles
Technical Paper The Evolution of a New Line of John Deere Backhoe Loaders