Structural adaptivity for acceleration level reduction in passenger car frontal collisions

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-127

  Wagstrom L ^a   Thomson, R ^a   Pipkorn, B ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b AUTOLIV RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; Energy absorption; Front stiffness; Frontal collisions

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942440806     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/ijcr.2004.0285     Document Type: Article

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