Simulation on Injury to Driver under Car Front Crash Condition

2014 ◽  
Vol 643 ◽  
pp. 295-301
Author(s):  
Zhi Yong Jiao ◽  
Jun Jie Li
Keyword(s):  
Impact Test ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
System Model ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Constraint System ◽  
Injury Index ◽  
Impact Simulation ◽  
Vehicle Impact ◽  
Safety Belts ◽  
Front Crash

To study the injury index to driver in front crash, this article uses the MADYMO software to establish the driver constraint system model which including car bodies, safety belts and 50% dummy for impact simulation. The simulation values are close to test ones after contrasted with the vehicle impact test. The influence of design parameters including the D-ring friction coefficient of seat belt, airbag strap and steering column on driver HIC, T3MS, THPC are researched by this model. The results show that: The smaller D-ring friction and a longer airbag strap length and steering column crushing can effectively improve the driver safety.

scholarly journals A Shock Mitigation of Pedestrian-Vehicle Impact Using Active Hood Lift System: Deploying Time Investigation

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae-Hoon Lee ◽  
Gun-Ha Yoon ◽  
Seung-Bok Choi
Keyword(s):  
Response Time ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Passenger Vehicle ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Total Response Time ◽  
Shock Mitigation ◽  
Vehicle Impact ◽  
Driving Speed ◽  
Working Principle ◽  
Principal Design

This paper investigates the deploying time (or response time) of an active hood lift system (AHLS) of a passenger vehicle activated by gunpowder actuator. In this work, this is accomplished by changing principal design parameters of the latch part mechanism of the hood system. After briefly introducing the working principle of the AHLS operated by the gunpowder actuator, the governing equations of the AHLS are formulated for each different deploying motion. Subsequently, using the governing equations, the response time for deploying the hold lift system is determined by changing several geometric distances such as the distance from the rotational center of the pop-up guide to the point of the latch in the axial and vertical directions. Then, a comparison is made of the total response time to completely deploy the hood lift system with the existing conventional AHLS and proposed AHLS. In addition, the workable driving speed of the proposed AHLS is compared with the conventional one by changing the powder volume of the actuator.

Airbag Inflators

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
William G. Broadhead ◽  
D. Theodore Zinke
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Steering Wheel ◽  
Instrument Panel ◽  
Highway Traffic ◽  
National Highway Traffic Safety ◽  
Column Collapse ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract The design of an airbag restraint system presents a classic engineering challenge. There are numerous design parameters that need to be optimized to cover the wide range of occupant sizes, occupant positions and vehicle collision modes. Some of the major parameters that affect airbag performance include, the airbag inflator characteristics, airbag size and shape, airbag vent size, steering column collapse characteristics, airbag cover characteristics, airbag fold pattern, knee bolsters, seat, seat belt characteristics, and vehicle crush characteristics. Optimization of these parameters can involve extremely costly programs of sled tests and full scale vehicle crash tests. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) with regard to airbag design are not specific and allow flexibility in component characteristics. One design strategy, which is simplistic and inexpensive, is to utilize a very fast, high output gas generator (inflator). This ensures that the bag will begin restraining the occupant soon after deployment and can make up for deficiencies in other components such as inadequate steering column collapse or an unusually stiff vehicle crush characteristic. The use of such inflators generally works well for properly positioned occupants in moderate to high-speed frontal collisions by taking advantage of the principle of ridedown. When an airbag quickly fills the gap between the occupant and the instrument panel or steering wheel it links him to the vehicle such that he utilizes the vehicle’s front-end crush to help dissipate his energy, thus reducing the restraint forces. Unfortunately, powerful airbag systems can be injurious to anyone in the path of the deploying airbag. This hazard is present for short statured individuals, out of position children or any occupant in a collision that results in extra ordinary crash sensing time. Currently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing to rewrite FMVSS 208 to help reduce such hazards.

Vehicle Impact Simulation

1993 ◽  
Vol 119 (4) ◽  
pp. 598-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerzy W. Wekezer ◽  
Morton S. Oskard ◽  
Roger W. Logan ◽  
Edward Zywicz
Keyword(s):  
Impact Simulation ◽  
Vehicle Impact

Fuzzy Labeled Transition Refinement Tree

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Kouah ◽  
Djamel-Eddine Saidouni
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Transition System ◽  
System Model ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Concurrent Design ◽  
Incremental Development ◽  
Action Refinement ◽  
Formal Framework ◽  
Labeled Transition System ◽  
Multi Agents

This paper aims to provide a formal framework that supports an incremental development of dynamic systems such as multi agents systems (MAS). We propose a fuzzy labeled transition system model (FLTS for short). FLTS allows a concise action refinement representation and deals with incomplete information through its fuzziness representation. Afterward, based on FLTS model, we propose a refinement model called fuzzy labeled transition refinement tree (FLTRT for short). The FLTRT structure serves as a tree of potential concurrent design trajectories of the system. Also, we introduce bisimulation relations for both models in order to identify equivalent design trajectories, which could be assessed with respect to relevant design parameters.

Comprehensive Evaluation and Optimal Design for the Vehicle Handling

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changfu Zong ◽  
Konghui Guo ◽  
Hsin Guan
Keyword(s):  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Loop System ◽  
System Model ◽  
Evaluation Index ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Close Loop System ◽  
Vehicle Handling ◽  
Individual Evaluation

In this paper, a comprehensive evaluation method for vehicle handling based on the driver’s subjective evaluation to different vehicle configurations has been studied by using development driving simulator tests. An objective evaluation index is developed which consists of several individual evaluation indices affecting vehicle handling. A series of weighting factors corresponding to individual evaluation indexes are found by using the Genetic Algorithm to reach the best agreement between the objective evaluation and the average of subjective evaluation of the drivers. Simulator test scheme has been designed and carried out with 14 vehicle configurations, and subjective evaluation has been made for easy handling of vehicle by a group of drivers. A driver/vehicle close-loop system model has been established which can predict the vehicle motion of handling and stability. Vehicle design parameters and control parameters of its control system have been optimized by using the driver/vehicle close-loop system model and objective evaluation index.

Specifying Steel Properties and Incorporating Forming Effects in Full Vehicle Impact Simulation

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Zeng ◽  
S. D. Liu ◽  
V. Makam ◽  
S. Shetty ◽  
L. Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Simulation ◽  
Full Vehicle ◽  
Vehicle Impact ◽  
Steel Properties

90 Degree Impact Simulation of Steel Wheel

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Gao ◽  
Yingchun Shan ◽  
Xiandong Liu ◽  
Er Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Impact Test ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Reference Method ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
The Road ◽  
Steel Wheel ◽  
Impact Simulation ◽  
Deformation State ◽  
The Impact

The wheel is one of the important safety components of the vehicle. So, it is required to pass the dynamic rotating bending test, the dynamic radial fatigue test and the impact test. The 90-degree impact test represents the driving performance of a vehicle when the vehicle drives through the road pits, or drives in other harsh conditions. As for the steel wheel, there are no mandatory requirements for the impact test. In recent years, some steel wheel enterprises bring up 90-degree impact test for steel wheels in order to ensure the quality of their products. In this paper, a finite element simulation model of the steel wheel impact test bed under the case of 90-degree was established according to an enterprise’s impact test requirement. The software “ABAQUS” was used to simulate the 90-degree impact test. A wheel / tire overall model was assembled, considering the impacts of tire inflation and the tire preloading process. Then the deformation state of the rim under 90-degree impact load was analyzed to predict whether it could pass the requirements of relevant impact test successfully. The results show that the steel wheel does not meet the requirements of the impact test, which makes it necessary to study the steel wheel’s impact test and optimize the structure of the rim. This paper also provides a reference method for the impact simulation of the steel wheel.

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