The application of energy absorbing structures on side impact protection systems
| dc.contributor.author | Njuguna, James A. K. | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-07T23:01:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-09-07T23:01:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z | - |
| dc.description.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 | en_UK |
| dc.identifier.citation | 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. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0952-8091 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJCAT.2011.041657 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/7548 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_UK | - |
| dc.publisher | Inderscience Enterprises Ltd | en_UK |
| dc.title | The application of energy absorbing structures on side impact protection systems | en_UK |
| dc.type | Article | - |