Design development of energy absorbing ribs for meeting FMVSS 201 extended head impact

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Gandhe, Gajanan V ^a   Lorenzo, Louis ^a   Noritake, Yoshinori ^b  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MATERIALS TESTING; PROJECTILES; SHEET METAL; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); VEHICLES;

ANALYTICAL SIMULATIONS; DEGREE OF ACCURACY; DESIGN APPROACHES; DESIGN DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY ABSORBING CAPABILITY; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS; VEHICLE PLATFORMS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 85072464927     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/970161     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

1. Standard No. 201: Head Impact Protection: Final Rule, 49 CFR, Parts 571, 572 and 589 [Docket No. 92-98; Notice 4], RIN 2127-AB85, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 1995.
2. Lorenzo, L., Mirdamadi, M., Fennessy-Ketola, K., "A Methodology for Developing Interior Trim Panels to Comply with the new FMVSS No. 201 Legislation," SAE Paper No. 960152, 1996.
3. Sugita, N., Yasuki T., and Nagamori M., "A Finite Element Analysis and Optimization of Energy Absorbing Structures in Head Impact," Proceedings of the International Body Engineering Conference (IBEC) '95, pp. 55-62, 1995.
4. Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 201: Occupant Protection in Interior Impact, Upper Interior Head Impact Protection, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation.
5. Lorenzo, L., Chapman, D., Giba, R., "Material Selection Guidelines for Structural Instrument Panel Applications," SAE Paper No. 950642, 1995.
6. Barbat, S., Jeong, H.Y., Prasad, P., "Finite Element Modeling and Development of the Deformable Featureless Headform and Its Application to Vehicle Interior Head Impact," SAE Paper No. 960104, 1996.