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Study on Strength Durability of Automotive Front Bumper during Driving (주행 중 자동차 앞 범퍼의 강도 내구성에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Moon-Sik;Cho, Jaeung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.673-679
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    • 2013
  • This study investigates the strength durability of an automotive front bumper subjected to vibrations during driving. Through structural analyses,the maximum equivalent stresses of models 1 and 2 were found to be 187.09 and 278.4 MPa, respectively. The maximum deformations of models 1 and 2 were 1.3772 and 2.675 mm, respectively. As model 1 shows less deformation than model 2, itis stronger than model 2. Models 1and 2 show natural frequencies within 230 Hz as the range of the maximum harmonic response frequency. Models 1 and 2 have maximum amplitude displacements of 0.105 and 0.154 mm at critical frequencies of 159 and 110 Hz, respectively. As model 1 has a higher critical frequency than model 2, it has more strength durability than model 2. This study result can be effectively utilized for the design of a front bumper by investigating prevention against damage and its strength durability.

Rigid-Plastic Finite Element Approach to Hydroforming Process and Its Application (하이드로 포밍 성형공정 해석을 위한 강소성 유한요소 프로그램 개발 및 적용)

  • 강범수
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.22-28
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    • 2000
  • By using the finite element method, the Oyane's ductile fracture integral I was calculated from the histories of stress and strain according to every element and then the forming limit of hydroforming process could be evaluated. The fracture initiation site and the forming limit for two typical hydroforming processes, tee extrusion and bumper rail under different forming conditions are predicted in this study. For tee extrusion hydroforming process, the pressure level has significant influence on the forming limit. When the expansion area is backed by a supporter and bulged, the process would be more stable and the possibility of bursting failure is reduced. For bumper rail, the ductile fracture integral i is not only affected by the process parameters, but also by the shape of preforming blank. Due to no axial feeding on the end side of the blank, the possibility of cracking in hydroforming of the bumper rail is influenced by the friction condition more strongly than that of the tee extrusion. All the simulation results show reasonable plastic deformation, and the applications of the method could be extended to a wide range of hydroforming processes.

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Prediction of Forming Limit in Hydroforming Processes by Using Finite Element Method and Ductile Fracture Criterion (연성파괴모델의 유한요소법을 이용한 하이드로포밍공정에의 성형한계 예측)

  • Kim, Dae-Hwan;Lei, Li-Ping;Kang, Beom-Soo
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.230-235
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    • 2000
  • By using the finite element method, the Oyane's ductile fracture integral I was calculated from the histories of stress and strain according to every element and then the forming limit of hydroforming process could be evaluated. The fracture initiation site and the forming limit fer two typical hydroforming processes, tee extrusion and bumper rail under different forming conditions are predicted in this study. For tee extrusion hydroforming process, the pressure level has significant influence on the forming limit. When the expansion area is backed by a supporter and bulged, the process would be more stable and the possibility of bursting failure is reduced. For bumper rail, the ductile fracture integral I is not only affected by the process parameters, but also by the shape of preforming blank. Due to no axial feeding on the end side of the blank, the possibility of cracking in hydroforming of the bumper rail is influenced by the friction condition more strongly than that of the tee extrusion. All the simulation results show reasonable plastic deformation, and the applications of the method could be extended to a wide range of hydroforming processes.

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OPTIMAL PROCESSING AND SYSTEM MANUFACTURING OF A LASER WELDED TUBE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE BUMPER BEAM

  • Suh, J.;Lee, J.H.;Kang, H.S.;Park, K.T.;Kim, J.S.;Lee, M.Y.;Jung, B.H.
    • International Journal of Automotive Technology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.209-216
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    • 2006
  • A study has been conducted for an optimal processing and an apparatus for manufacturing a laser welded tube for one-body formed bumper beam. The tube dimensions used in calculation were the thickness of 1.4 mm, the diameter of 105.4 mm and the length of 2000 mm. The tube was formed of a cold rolled high strength steel plate(tensile strength of 600 MPa). The two-roll bending method was the optimal tube forming process in comparison with the UO-bending method, the bending method on the press brake, the multi-step continuous roll-forming method and the 3-roll bending method. Monitoring of the welding quality was conducted and the seam tracking along the butt-joint lengthwise to the tube axis was also examined. The longitudinal butt-joint was welded by using a $CO_2$ laser welding machine equipped with a seam tracker and a plasma sensor. The $CO_2$ laser tube welding machine could be used for precise seam tracking and real-time monitoring of the welding quality. As a result, the developed laser welded tube could be used for a one-body formed automobile bumper beam.

Production of Laser Welded Tube for Automobile Bumper Beam from 60kgf/$\textrm{mm}^2$Grade Steel Sheet (60kgf/$\textrm{mm}^2$급 자동차 범퍼빔용 레이저 용접 튜브 제조기술 및 장치연구)

  • Seo, Jung;Lee, Je-Hoon;Kim, Jong-Soo;Kim, Jung-O;Kang, Hee-Sin;Lee, Moon-Yong;Jung, Byung-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.21 no.7
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    • pp.136-144
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    • 2004
  • Optimal process and system to produce the laser welded tube for one body formed bumper beam are studied. The calculated size of tube is a thickness of 1.4mm, diameter of 105.4mm and length of 2000mm. The tube is shaped from a cold rolled high strength steel sheet(tensile strength: 60kgf/$\textrm{mm}^2$ grade). Two roll bending method is the optimal tube shaping process compared to UO-bending, bending on press brake, multi-step continuous roll forming and 3 roll bending methods. Weld quality monitoring and seam tracking along the butt-joint lengthwise to the tube axis are also studied. The longitudinal butt-joint is welded by the $CO_2$ laser welding system equipped with a seam tracker and plasma sensor. The constructed $CO_2$laser tube welding system can be used for the precision seam tracking and the real-time monitoring of weld quality. Finally, the obtained laser welded tube can be used for one-body formed automobile bumper beam.

Analysis of Computing Thinking Patterns revealed in Gifted Information Classroom Teaching based on a GoGo Bumper Car Project (고고범퍼카 프로젝트 기반의 정보영재반 수업에서 나타나는 컴퓨팅 사고 패턴 분석)

  • Jun, Youngcook
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.49-62
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    • 2017
  • This paper aims to deeply investigate the interactive patterns between a robot teacher and a participating gifted student who assembled GoGo Bumper car and controlled it with GoGo Monitor commands. Two days of classroom activities for the GoGo Bumper car project were videotaped between July 29 and 30 in 2013. Extra video-based recall interviews were also conducted three times between Nov 2013 and Jan 2014. The qualitative analysis of video data, GoGo Monitor codes and interview data revealed several unfolding patterns of computational thinking. The participating student while interacting with a robot teacher often contemplated and coded on his own ways as he worked with GoGo board testing and assembling a GoGo Bumper car. The overall process of coding and testing his own ideas by finding out relevant commands and arranging them attuned to his computational strategies seems to be cyclic.