Using an extendable bumper with an AID of vehicle dynamics control system to improve the occupant safety in frontal vehicle-to-vehicle collision scenario

Mostafa Elkady, Ahmed Elmarakbi, John MacIntyre

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Abstract

This paper aims to improve vehicle crashworthiness using vehicle dynamics control systems (VDCS) integrated with an extendable front-end structure (extendable bumper). The work carried out in this paper includes developing and analyzing a new vehicle dynamics/crash mathematical model and a multi-body occupant mathematical model in case of vehicle-to-vehicle full frontal impact. The first model integrates a vehicle dynamics model with the vehicle's front-end structure to define the vehicle body crash kinematic parameters. In this model, the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and the active suspension control system (ASC) are co-simulated, and its associated equations of motion are developed and solved numerically. The second model is used to capture the occupant kinematics during full frontal collision. The simulations show considerable improvements using VDCS with and without the extendable bumper (EB), which produces additional significant improvements for both vehicle body acceleration and intrusion.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Subtitle of host publicationTransportation Systems
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Number of pages10
Volume12
ISBN (Electronic)9780791850664
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Nov 2016
EventASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2016 - Phoenix, United States
Duration: 11 Nov 201617 Nov 2016

Conference

ConferenceASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhoenix
Period11/11/1617/11/16

Keywords

  • Control systems
  • Safety
  • Collisions (Physics)
  • Vehicles
  • Vehicle dynamics

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