A Design Procedure for Thermoplastic Bumpers
870109
02/01/1987
- Event
- Content
- A design and analysis procedure for thermoplastic automotive bumpers is being presented. The procedure is built around a general purpose finite element program. The design procedure uses a simplified dynamic model of the bumper system and a detailed non-linear static model of the thermoplastic bumper beam. Design improvements determined by the procedure for center-center hits are evaluated on a pendulum test stand.
- Pages
- 12
- Citation
- Sabol, P., Ferfecki, F., and Novak, G., "A Design Procedure for Thermoplastic Bumpers," SAE Technical Paper 870109, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/870109.