Analysis of the Deformation Mode and Determination of the Energy Dissipated by the Resistance Structure of the Vehicles

Abstract:

The increasingly tougher international regulations force motor vehicle designers and manufacturers to find complex solutions that should increase the protection of motor vehicle occupants. In this paper the author carries out an analysis on the energy absorption by a front strut-type structure of a motor vehicle involved in head-on collision with a rigid barrier inclined at various angles. Small overlap collisions open new challenges for car manufacturers with a view to developing structures able to absorb the impact and provide safety to the motor vehicle occupants.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 772)
• Pages: 79-83
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.772.79
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Adrian Soica*, Stelian Tarulescu
• Keywords: Energy Absorbtion, Impact with Inclined Barrier, Thin Walled Tube, Vehicle Safety, Vehicle Structure

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