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Study of a Relationship between Upper Body Mass and its Stiffness, in Order to Support the Platform Selection for Future Programs
Technical Paper
2012-36-0166
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Body in White (BIW) torsional stiffness is an important parameter for passenger vehicles, influencing its behavior regarding Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH), durability and handling. A BIW with high stiffness may impact mass and cost since it would be necessary to add reinforcements and/or increase thickness of the panels with more contribution for this parameter.
An OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) may have to choose an existing platform to continue a particular vehicle family and this decision will be based on mass and costs. This work aims to study a relationship between mass and stiffness of some platforms, trying to give an auxiliary parameter to help in the OEM's decision, differentiating the stiffness of the lower (platform) and upper body.
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Rossi, G., Lima, A., and Ramos, R., "Study of a Relationship between Upper Body Mass and its Stiffness, in Order to Support the Platform Selection for Future Programs," SAE Technical Paper 2012-36-0166, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-36-0166.Also In
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