Energy Absorption and Load Transmission at Vehicle Frontal Collision

920390

02/01/1992

Event
International Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
This paper describes the method to improve the energy absorption characteristics during the vehicle frontal collision. The method is to control the collapse phases of the members constituting the vehicle body and to increase collapse force of a member. This phase-control can be accomplished by superimposing the crest of the collapse force curve, which one member causes, on the trough of any other members'. The bulkheads installed in the members are useful. to control the phase and to increase the collapse force. Numerical analysis and experiment of a vehicle collision show that the control leads to the improvement of energy absorption characteristics and load transmission efficiency.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/920390
Pages
8
Citation
Takagi, M., Hamano, K., and Hibino, T., "Energy Absorption and Load Transmission at Vehicle Frontal Collision," SAE Technical Paper 920390, 1992, https://doi.org/10.4271/920390.
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Published
Feb 1, 1992
Product Code
920390
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English