IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering · 2016 · 15 citations · 3 references
EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringApplied MechanicsVehicle DynamicsVehicle Safety EngineeringCrash SimulationCrash TestingImpact DynamicsImpact MechanicsKinematics Of Vehicle MotionLateral Vehicle DynamicsLocal Coordinate SystemsOccupant Kinematics In Side ImpactsRigid-body Impact ModelingSide Impact Finite Element ModelingSide Impact SimulationVehicle Crash Dynamics
Based on an analysis of the course of a few experimental crash tests, a physical model and afterwards a mathematical model were prepared to describe the motion of bodies of the vehicles involved during the phase of impact. The motion was analysed in a global coordinate system attached to the road surface. Local coordinate systems were also adopted with their origins being placed at the centres of mass of the vehicles. Equations of motion of the model were derived. The calculation results enabled defining the influence of the location of the point of impact against the vehicle side on e.g. the following:
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