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Comparative Crashworthiness Assessment of the ULSAB-AVC Model with Advance High Strength Steel and with Low Strength Steel  

Yoon, Jong-Heon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Huh, Hoon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Kim, Se-Ho (School of Automotive, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, Daegu University)
Kim, Hong-Kee (POSCO Technical Research Laboratories)
Park, Seung-Ho (POSCO Technical Research Laboratories)
Publication Information
Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers / v.14, no.3, 2006 , pp. 22-27 More about this Journal
Abstract
As the regulation and assessment program for safety of passengers become stringent, automakers are required to develop lighter and safer vehicles. In order to fulfill both requirements which conflict with each other, automobile and steel companies have proposed the application of AHSS(Advance High Strength Steel) such as DP, TRIP and martensite steel. ULSAB-AVC model is one of the most remarkable reactions to offer solutions with the use of steel for the challenge to improve simultaneously the fuel efficiency, passenger safety, vehicle performance and affordability. This paper is concerned with the crash analysis of ULSAB-AVC model according to the US-SINCAP in order to compare the effectiveness between the model with AHSS and that with conventional steels. The crashworthiness is investigated by comparing the deformed shape of the cabin room, the energy absorption characteristics and the intrusion velocity of a car.
Keywords
Crashworthiness; Side impact analysis; ULSAB-AVC(Ultralight Steel Auto Body Advanced Vehicle Concepts); AHSS; US-SINCAP;
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