Development of Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) Bumper Systems to Meet Emerging Performance and Safety Standards

2007-01-1762

04/16/2007

Event
SAE World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
This paper describes the development of an Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) bumper system to meet the requirements of the European pedestrian safety legislation. Information regarding the history of pedestrian safety legislation in Europe is presented. The advantages of EPP as an energy absorbing material for bumper systems are discussed. The paper describes the design approach used during the vehicle development process and shows the importance of CAE (computer aided engineering) as a design tool. Examples of the accuracy that can be obtained with CAE are presented.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-1762
Pages
10
Citation
Doerr, R., Huda, N., Newlands, G., and Keer, T., "Development of Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) Bumper Systems to Meet Emerging Performance and Safety Standards," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-1762, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-1762.
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Published
Apr 16, 2007
Product Code
2007-01-1762
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English