Tubular sections are found in many automotive structural components such as front rails, cross beams, and sub-frames. They are also used in other vehicular structures, such as buses and rails. In many....
Recently, keen interest has been focused on the reduction of fuel consumption through the development of eco-friendly and weight-effective vehicles. This is due in part to the strengthening of regulat....
This study presents a design methodology to predict the crash behavior of mid-size sedan with a simplified crash model. Without detailed conventional finite element, the simplified crash model can be ....
Adhesive bonding provides a versatile strategy for joining metallic as well as non-metallic substrates, and also offers the functionality for joining dissimilar materials. In the design of unibody veh....
With the development of intelligent cockpit, child occupants will engage in traffic operation in various sitting postures. Therefore, studying the mechanism and risk of whiplash injury of child occupa....
An automated driving system (ADS) shall provide safer conditions for highly automated vehicle (HAV) users compared to standard vehicles since human error is excluded. In the following decades, however....
Current numerical simulation practice does not capture the seat mounted Side Airbag (SAB) breaking out through the seat tear seam and its correct early deployment characteristics. A late SAB breakout ....
This paper summarizes a series of matched-pair frontal sled tests using the Test device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th Percentile Male (THOR-50M) anthropomorphic test device (ATD). Testing was cond....
Acute repetitive traumatic brain injury (rTBI) can occur in a pedestrian collision when the head hits the vehicle and the ground twice, as well as in a serial rear-ended collision in a very short peri....
The present paper documents a comprehensive study on the ground-impact of battery packs in Electric Vehicles (EVs), a paramount concern for vehicle manufacturers. During an accidental crash, battery p....
Lithium-ion battery systems have been used as the main power source for electric vehicles due to their lightweight and high energy density. The impact safety of these battery systems has been a primar....
This paper proposes a new method to improve the fit between the neck finite element calculation results and the experimental data through multi-objective optimization of cervical ligament parameters. ....
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) introduced driver side small overlap test in 2012 and added the passenger side small overlap test in 2018 to the top safety pick plus ratings requireme....
Prior to developing or modifying the protocol of a performance evaluation test, it is important to identify field relevant conditions. The objective of this study was to assess the distribution of sel....
Development of a seat with an active adjustable seatback stiffness for enhanced safety during a rear impact is demonstrated. Review of literature suggests that there is not a single value for seatback....
A novel, electrically self-propelled, mobile, free-standing crash sled was constructed with a relatively minimal budget (i.e., ≤ $10,000). The crash sled was designed to simulate occupant driver or pa....
Vehicle rear structure stiffness has increased as a result of the requirements in the FMVSS 301R, which has also corresponded to an increase in front-row seat strength. This study evaluates the struct....
This study was conducted to assess the effects of differing rear impact pulse characteristics on restraint performance, front-seat occupant kinematics, biomechanical responses, and seat yielding. Five....
As micromobility devices (i.e., e-bikes, scooters, skateboards, etc.) continue to increase in popularity, there is a growing need to test these devices for varying purposes such as performance assessm....
Researches on pedestrian protection have become a very important theme in automotive industry. Design for vehicle front-bumper system has proven rather essential and been extensively used to improve t....
