Optimization of an automotive side door beam, considering static requirement

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-57

  Lee, Kwon Hee ^a   Joo, Won Sik ^a   Song, Se Il ^b   Cha, Ik Rae ^c   Park, Gyung Jin ^c,d  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Automotive Researh Institute   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body in white; Design of experiments; Optimization; Response surface method; Side door beam

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; DOORS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STIFFNESS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

AUTOMOTIVE SIDE DOOR BEAMS; BODY-IN-WHITE; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 8644237420     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440704322829164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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