Study on structural lightweight design of automotive front side rail based on response surface method

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 553-557

  Zhang, Y ^a   Zhu, P ^a   Chen, G L ^a   Lin, Z Q ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy absorption; Finite element method; Front side rail; Lightweight design; Response surface method

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRASHWORTHINESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PASSENGER CARS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FRONT SIDE RAIL; LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD;

LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES;

EID: 34249873558     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2712223     Document Type: Article

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