TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a new crash/dynamics control integrated mathematical model for crashworthiness enhancement of vehicle structures
AU - Elmarakbi, Ahmed
AU - Elkady, Mustafa
AU - El-Hage, Hicham
PY - 2013/10/1
Y1 - 2013/10/1
N2 - In this paper, a new crash/dynamics mathematical model is developed to optimise the crashworthiness using vehicle dynamics control systems (VDCS) in case of full frontal vehicle-to-vehicle crash scenario. In this model, the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and the active suspension control system (ASC) are co-simulated with the full car vehicle dynamics model and integrated with the front-end structure. The associated equations of motion of the model are developed and solved numerically. Validation of the vehicle crash structure of the proposed model is achieved to ensure that the modelling of the crumple zone and the dynamic responses are reliable. It is demonstrated from the numerical simulations that the vehicle dynamic responses are captured and analysed and the influence of VDCS is determined accurately. In addition, it is shown that the mathematical model is flexible, useful and can be used in optimisation studies. Furthermore, it is shown that the VDCS affect the crash characteristics positively.
AB - In this paper, a new crash/dynamics mathematical model is developed to optimise the crashworthiness using vehicle dynamics control systems (VDCS) in case of full frontal vehicle-to-vehicle crash scenario. In this model, the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and the active suspension control system (ASC) are co-simulated with the full car vehicle dynamics model and integrated with the front-end structure. The associated equations of motion of the model are developed and solved numerically. Validation of the vehicle crash structure of the proposed model is achieved to ensure that the modelling of the crumple zone and the dynamic responses are reliable. It is demonstrated from the numerical simulations that the vehicle dynamic responses are captured and analysed and the influence of VDCS is determined accurately. In addition, it is shown that the mathematical model is flexible, useful and can be used in optimisation studies. Furthermore, it is shown that the VDCS affect the crash characteristics positively.
KW - frontal vehicle collision
KW - mathematical modelling
KW - numerical simulations
KW - vehicle dynamics control
U2 - 10.1080/13588265.2013.802161
DO - 10.1080/13588265.2013.802161
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84884673393
VL - 18
SP - 444
EP - 458
JO - International Journal of Crashworthiness
JF - International Journal of Crashworthiness
SN - 1358-8265
IS - 5
ER -