Publication detail

Influence of simplifying the geometry of the FE model of the vehicle forntal full barrier crash test

JANČÁŘ, R. DLUGOŠ, J. FRIDRICHOVÁ, K.

English title

Influence of simplifying the geometry of the FE model of the vehicle forntal full barrier crash test

Type

conference paper

Language

en

Original abstract

The deformation of the vehicle as a result of the accident serves as the input for determining the impact speed for the purposes of the expert report. One possibility of calculating the impact speed is by means of a verified finite element analysis (FEA) of the vehicle impact. However, to develop such a sufficiently accurate finite element (FE) model requires a significant financial and time investment. Such a model contains a number of key simplifications that are difficult to detect without prior experience. Fortunately, there are at least a few freely available detailed FE vehicle models that have been experimentally verified. On these it is possible to investigate the effect of different modelling methods on observed parameters such as overall deformation. This paper is specifically concerned with the sensitivity of FEA results to different levels of vehicle geometry modelling. A Chevrolet Silverado 1500, model year 2014, is used as a detailed FE vehicle model.

English abstract

The deformation of the vehicle as a result of the accident serves as the input for determining the impact speed for the purposes of the expert report. One possibility of calculating the impact speed is by means of a verified finite element analysis (FEA) of the vehicle impact. However, to develop such a sufficiently accurate finite element (FE) model requires a significant financial and time investment. Such a model contains a number of key simplifications that are difficult to detect without prior experience. Fortunately, there are at least a few freely available detailed FE vehicle models that have been experimentally verified. On these it is possible to investigate the effect of different modelling methods on observed parameters such as overall deformation. This paper is specifically concerned with the sensitivity of FEA results to different levels of vehicle geometry modelling. A Chevrolet Silverado 1500, model year 2014, is used as a detailed FE vehicle model.

Keywords in English

Finite element analysis, Crash simulation, Crashworthiness, Accident reconstruction

Released

16.05.2024

Publisher

Brno University of Technology

ISBN

978-80-214-6235-9

ISSN

1210-2717

Book

ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2024

Volume

30

Pages from–to

146–149

Pages count

4

BIBTEX


@inproceedings{BUT193815,
  author="Radek {Jančář} and Jozef {Dlugoš} and Radek {Jančar} and Kateřina {Fridrichová},
  title="Influence of simplifying the geometry of the FE model of the vehicle forntal full barrier crash test",
  booktitle="ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2024",
  year="2024",
  volume="30",
  month="May",
  pages="146--149",
  publisher="Brno University of Technology",
  isbn="978-80-214-6235-9",
  issn="1210-2717"
}