Math-Based Design of Sensing Bladders
2006-01-0154
04/03/2006
- Event
- Content
- Through the use of finite-element modeling, pressure patterns on the underside of seat foam can be computed for a variety of occupants and seating positions. A design tool has been created which allows an engineer to evaluate different layouts for a pressure-sensing bladder in just minutes. This is important to meet FMVSS-208 safety regulations for vehicles sold in the US. Further, an artificial intelligence search engine has been applied to this problem to achieve near-optimal performance given the constraints of the seat design. Results are shown and compared with the traditional manual method of layout design.
- Pages
- 10
- Citation
- Schubert, P., Saxena, R., Pinagapani, S., and Gopal, M., "Math-Based Design of Sensing Bladders," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-0154, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-0154.