Data based models for automobile side impact analysis and design evaluation

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 517-537

  Gandhi, U N ^a   Hu, S Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobilecrash; Finite element models; Impact analysis; Side impacts

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVER SIMULATORS; AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERFORMANCE;

AUTOMOBILE CRASH; AUTOMOBILE SIDE IMPACT ANALYSIS; DATA BASED MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; KALMAN FILTER ESTIMATOR; TEST DUMMY;

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030192674     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0734-743X(96)00043-7     Document Type: Article

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