Automotive
Technical Paper

On Analytical Approaches in Crash Simulation

891975

9/1/1989

Event
Passenger Car Meeting & Exposition
Authors
Molsey B. Shkoinikov General Motors System Engineering Center
Dilip M. Bhaisod General Motors Lansing Automotive Division
Bruce Tzeng General Motors Lansing Automotive Division
Abstract
Content
An overview of engineering methods used in automotive crash simulation is presented. The use of the lumped-mass-spring method (LMSM) and of the finite element method (FEM) as applied to state-of-the-art structural crashworthiness simulations is outlined. The relative merits of these methods in crashworthiness analysis are discussed.
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Topics
Simulation and modeling
Crashworthiness
Finite element analysis
Technical review
Crashes
Affiliated or Co-Author
General Motors System Engineering Center
General Motors Lansing Automotive Division
Details
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/891975
Citation
Shkoinikov, M., Bhaisod, D., and Tzeng, B., "On Analytical Approaches in Crash Simulation," Passenger Car Meeting & Exposition, Dearborn, Michigan, United States, September 17, 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/891975.
Additional Details
Publisher
SAE International
Published
9/1/1989
Product Code
891975
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English