A Study of Car Safety Performance in Side Impact Using Human Head FE Model

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Jikuang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Human Head ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Side Impact ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Car Safety

The Analysis and Improvement for Side Impact of Car Body Structure

2013 ◽  
Vol 456 ◽  
pp. 38-42
Author(s):  
Ai Hong Gong ◽  
Ming Mao Hu
Keyword(s):  
Side Impact ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Body Structure ◽  
Impact Performance ◽  
Car Body ◽  
Euro Ncap ◽  
Virtual Test ◽  
Structure Improvement ◽  
Moving Deformable Barrier ◽  
The Impact

Based on the finite element (FE) model and Moving Deformable barrier (MDB) model of a car side impact, the virtual test of the side impact was conducted with HYPERWORK software according to Euro-NCAP regulation. Then the impact performance was evaluated in both deformation and response curve of the car body, and the problem of the crashworthiness in designing the side structure was analyzed. Finally, the structure improvement with CATIA for the side crashworthiness was proposed. Keywords: CAE analyze, Side impact, Improvement

THE INFLUENCE OF BRAIN TISSUE MATERIAL PARAMETERS ON THE RESPONSE OF DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON FINITE ELEMENT MODEL

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (08) ◽  
pp. 1940058
Author(s):  
BIN YANG ◽  
HAO SUN ◽  
AIYUAN WANG ◽  
QUN WANG
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Brain Tissue ◽  
Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
Human Head ◽  
Initial Parameter ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Nasal Cartilage ◽  
Material Parameters ◽  
Tissue Material

Aiming at the uncertainty of material parameters of human brain tissue, the influence of tissue material performance sensitivity on frequency and mode shape under free vibration is studied. In this paper, the 50th percentile finite element (FE) model of human head and neck with detailed anatomical characteristics has been chosen as the research object, the parameters of skull, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brain tissue materials with high sensitivity are analyzed by orthogonal test design and variance analysis. The results show that the natural frequencies of Group 7, Group 8 and Group 9 are all around 230[Formula: see text]Hz, which are basically consistent with the initial parameter of 229.18[Formula: see text]Hz, and the intracranial displacements of the three groups are also concentrated on the lateral nasal cartilage. The main reason is that the Young’s modulus of the skull used in three groups of experiments is 9780[Formula: see text]Mpa, which is close to the initial parameter of 8000[Formula: see text]Mpa. It indicates that the material parameter of the skull has the greatest influence on the dynamic characteristics of human head and neck, followed by the CSF and brain tissue. This study provides an effective method for vehicle safety and head and neck injury protection, and supplies a reference for FE analysis of head collision damage.

Contralateral Boundary Conditions Affect the Biomechanical Response of the Pubic Symphysis During Pelvic Side Impacts

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuoping Li ◽  
Jong-Eun Kim ◽  
Jorge E. Alonso ◽  
James S. Davidson ◽  
Alan W. Eberhardt
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Pubic Symphysis ◽  
Drop Tower ◽  
Side Impact ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Computational Studies ◽  
Impact Tests ◽  
Side Impacts ◽  
Biomechanical Response

Clearer understanding of the biomechanics of the pubic symphysis in lateral pelvic impact tests may serve to elucidate the mechanisms of injury in automotive side impacts. While numerous experimental and computational studies have been conducted on the human pelvis, stresses and deformations of the symphysis were never measured, and the role of the boundary conditions supporting the pelvis was not emphasized. The objective of the present study was to develop a biofidelic FE model to investigate the deformations and stresses experienced by the pubic ligaments and interpubic disc under side impact conditions simulating both drop tower experiments and automotive side impacts.

456 Simulation of the falling impact of human head with sports surfaces by using Multi-Body and an FE Model

2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 (0) ◽  
pp. _456-1_-_456-6_
Author(s):  
Yusuke Miyazaki ◽  
Shinichiro Akiyama ◽  
Koshiro Ono ◽  
Sadayuki Ujihashi
Keyword(s):  
Human Head ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Multi Body

scholarly journals Development of a Human Head FE Model and Impact Simulation on the Focal Brain Injury

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 252-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dai WATANABE ◽  
Kohei YUGE ◽  
Tetsuya NISHIMOTO ◽  
Shigeyuki MURAKAMI ◽  
Hiroyuki TAKAO
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Human Head ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Impact Simulation ◽  
Focal Brain Injury

scholarly journals A Three-Dimensional Finite-Element Model of a Human Dry Skull for Bone-Conduction Hearing

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Namkeun Kim ◽  
You Chang ◽  
Stefan Stenfelt
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Bone Conduction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Human Head ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Lateral Direction ◽  
Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element

A three-dimensional finite-element (FE) model of a human dry skull was devised for simulation of human bone-conduction (BC) hearing. Although a dry skull is a simplification of the real complex human skull, such model is valuable for understanding basic BC hearing processes. For validation of the model, the mechanical point impedance of the skull as well as the acceleration of the ipsilateral and contralateral cochlear bone was computed and compared to experimental results. Simulation results showed reasonable consistency between the mechanical point impedance and the experimental measurements when Young’s modulus for skull and polyurethane was set to be 7.3 GPa and 1 MPa with 0.01 and 0.1 loss factors at 1 kHz, respectively. Moreover, the acceleration in the medial-lateral direction showed the best correspondence with the published experimental data, whereas the acceleration in the inferior-superior direction showed the largest discrepancy. However, the results were reasonable considering that different geometries were used for the 3D FE skull and the skull used in the published experimental study. The dry skull model is a first step for understanding BC hearing mechanism in a human head and simulation results can be used to predict vibration pattern of the bone surrounding the middle and inner ear during BC stimulation.

Reducing Hazardous Materials Releases from Railroad Tank Car Safety Vents

2000 ◽  
Vol 1707 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. L. Barkan ◽  
Todd T. Treichel ◽  
Gary W. Widell
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Pressure Reduction ◽  
Controlled Experiments ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Railroad Transportation ◽  
Car Safety ◽  
Reduction Effectiveness

The leading cause of hazardous materials releases in railroad transportation over the 5 years prior to this research was burst frangible disks on tank cars. These burst disks occur as a result of pressure surges in the tank car safety vent during transportation. More than a dozen different surge pressure reduction devices (SPRDs) have been developed to protect the frangible disk from these surges. A statistical analysis of tank cars in service indicated that cars equipped with SPRDs experienced a lower rate of leakage due to burst frangible disks than similar cars without SPRDs. This analysis, however, did not provide sufficient resolution to determine the relative effectiveness of the different SPRD designs. A series of controlled experiments was conducted to determine the surge reduction effectiveness and the flow performance of different SPRDs. These tests showed that there were significant differences in the performance of the various surge pressure reduction devices in both surge reduction and flow rate. The results of these tests will help tank car builders, owners, and operators improve the safety performance of tank cars by installing SPRDs that will reduce non-accident-caused releases of hazardous materials and still function adequately to relieve pressure when necessary. The results also will provide a basis for setting SPRD performance and testing requirements and identify promising design elements for new SPRDs.

Evaluation of Portable Concrete Barriers Using Finite Element Simulation

2000 ◽  
Vol 1720 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhafer Marzougui ◽  
George Bahouth ◽  
Azim Eskandarian ◽  
Leonard Meczkowski ◽  
Harry Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Crash Test ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Modeling Methodology ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Pcb Design ◽  
Concrete Barriers ◽  
Roadside Hardware

The use of finite element (FE) simulations in modeling and evaluating roadside hardware has increased significantly in the past few years. Thanks to the remarkable improvements in computer technology and finite element software, the crash behavior of automobiles and roadside hardware objects can be predicted. Finite element simulations were used to evaluate the safety of portable concrete barriers (PCB). The first step was to develop a methodology for creating accurate FE representations of PCBs. This objective was achieved by developing an FE model of an F-shape PCB design and using full-scale crash test data to validate the model. Once the fidelity and accuracy of the modeling methodology had been proved, FE models of two modified PCB designs were created and their safety performance was evaluated. Based on the simulation results, a third design was developed and its performance was analyzed. The safety performance of the three designs was compared.

Side Impact Safety Design of Vehicle Based on Implicit Parametric Technology

2014 ◽  
Vol 635-637 ◽  
pp. 631-636
Author(s):  
Tao Chen ◽  
Yun Peng
Keyword(s):  
Safety Performance ◽  
Side Impact ◽  
Simplified Model ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Impact Model ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Concept Design ◽  
Safety Design

In the concept design phase of new car development, the parametric simplified side impact model was established by implicit parametric technology. The design parameters of BIW were optimized based on simplified model, such as the shape of section and the thickness of parts. The side impact safety performance and lightweight requirements were set as restraints during optimizing. The case indicated that the intrusion and intrusive velocity of B-pillar were reduced more than 30% and the mass was reduced 5.6% by this method.

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