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Crashworthiness determination of side doors and B pillar of a vehicle subjected to pole side impact

Lilehkoohi, A. H ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.663.552
  3. Abstract:
  4. Pole Side Impact Tes is one out of three crash tests described by Euro NCAP standard for star rating of a vehicle and is required for assessing the Adult Occupant Protection. In this paper the goal is to determine the crashworthiness of side doors and B pillar in a Pole Side Impact Test based on Euro New Car Assessment Program (Euro-NCAP) using computer and simulation method. In this matter, a vehicle model has been prepared and meshed using Hypermesh and CATIA. The velocity of 29 km/h has been assigned to the vehicle which was on top of a cart while the pole has been assigned as a rigid static object based on Euro NCAP requirements specifically. Results show that different amounts of energy will be absorbed by each part, such as the side doors and the B pillar, and each part has a different effect on the crashworthiness of the vehicle in a Pole Side Impact Test. It can be concluded that to increase the amount of absorbed energy in a Pole Side Impact Test, the part which has more influence should be taken into greater consideration
  5. Keywords:
  6. Modeling ; Pole impact ; Simulation ; Automobile testing ; Automotive engineering ; Crashworthiness ; Models ; Poles ; Software testing ; Stars ; Vehicles ; Adult protection ; LS-DYNA ; NCAP ; Star ratings ; Accidents
  7. Source: Applied Mechanics and Materials ; Vol. 663, issue , 2014 , p. 552-556
  8. URL: http://www.scientific.net/AMM.663.552