Numerical (analytical-based) model for the study of vehicle frontal collision

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 387-410

  Tabacu, Stefan ^a   Pandrea, Nicolae ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITESTI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Analytical model; Finite elements model; Force history definition; Impact; Vehicle's and passenger's kinematic parameters

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FRICTION; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; VEHICLES;

ANALYTICAL MODELLING; CENTRE OF GRAVITY (CG); DEFORMATION FORCES; FRICTION COEFFICIENT (FC); FRONTAL COLLISIONS; HEAD MOTION; IMPACT ANGLES; INPUT DATA; KINEMATIC PARAMETERS; LS-DYNA; NUMERICAL MODELLING; OPEN ARCHITECTURE (OA); RUNGE-KUTTA;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 47249093278     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260802030588     Document Type: Article

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