Structural topology optimization for crashworthiness

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-283

  Soto, Ciro A ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Design optimization; Safety; Topology; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242671861     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/ijcr.2004.0288     Document Type: Article

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