The application of energy absorbing structures on side impact protection systems
Date
2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
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0952-8091
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James A. K. Njuguna, The application of energy absorbing structures on side impact protection systems, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Volume 40, Number 4, 2011, Pages 280-287.
Abstract
This paper presents a system to improve the protection to the occupants of a World Rally Championship Car in case of a side impact involving a tree collision using energy-absorbing structures. An outline of the immediate events after the car crash into a tree is provided followed by an analysis of a typical standard rollcage, then the design criteria and features of a carefully selected design concept. The design model is produced using solid modelling/I-DEAS 11 softwares and PAM-Crash is used for the simulations. The simulation results show that Side Impact Protection System (SIPS) is capable of absorbing and dissipating 98% of the energy of a 14 m/s impact involving a 0.2 m diameter tree