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Original Articles

Proposal of a calculation method to determine the structural components' contribution on the deceleration of a passenger compartment based on the energy-derivative method

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Pages S79-S84 | Received 17 Dec 2016, Accepted 15 Feb 2017, Published online: 21 Apr 2017

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Figure 1. Spring–mass model of the front end structure in a frontal impact.

Figure 1. Spring–mass model of the front end structure in a frontal impact.

Figure 2. Classification of structural components.

Figure 2. Classification of structural components.

Figure 3. Contribution of structural components to deceleration of the passenger compartment in full-width impact test.

Figure 3. Contribution of structural components to deceleration of the passenger compartment in full-width impact test.

Figure 4. Contribution of structural components to deceleration of the powertrain in full-width impact test.

Figure 4. Contribution of structural components to deceleration of the powertrain in full-width impact test.

Figure 5. Contribution of structural components to deceleration of the passenger compartment in ODB crash test.

Figure 5. Contribution of structural components to deceleration of the passenger compartment in ODB crash test.

Figure 6. Contribution of structural components to the chest deceleration of a driver dummy in full-width test predicted by FIR.

Figure 6. Contribution of structural components to the chest deceleration of a driver dummy in full-width test predicted by FIR.
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