A Design Procedure for Thermoplastic Bumpers

870109

02/01/1987

Event
SAE International Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
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.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/870109
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.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1987
Product Code
870109
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English