• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.174-183
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• 2006

The resistance spot-welded region in most current finite element crash models is characterized as a rigid beam at the location of the welded spot. The region is modeled to fail with a failure criterion which is a function of the axial and shear load at the rigid beam. The role of this rigid beam is simply to transfer the load across the welded components. The calculation of the load acting on the rigid beam is important to evaluate the failure of the spot-weld. In this paper, numerical simulation is carried out to evaluate the calculation of the load at the rigid beam. The load calculated from the precise finite element model of the spot-welded region considering the residual stress due to the thermal history during the spot welding procedure is regarded as the reference value and the value of the load is compared with the one obtained from the spot-welded model using the rigid beam with respect to the element size, the element shape and the number of imposed constraints. Analysis results demonstrate that the load acting on the spot-welded element is correctly calculated by the change of the element shape around the welded region and the location of welded constrains. The results provide a guideline for an accurate finite element modeling of the spot-welded region in the crash analysis of vehicles.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 여객용 항공기 충돌 시 강섬유보강콘크리트를 사용한 철근콘크리트 원전 격납건물의 구조적 거동을 유한요소해석을 이용하여 고찰한다. 항공기 충돌에 의해 원전 격납건물에 가해지는 하중은 Riera 충격하중 시간함수와 충돌 시 접촉면적을 이용하여 모델링하였다. 강섬유보강콘크리트의 재료모델은 CSCM Concrete Model을 사용하였다. 기존에 제안된 강섬유보강콘크리트의 강도예상모델을 이용하여 재료모델의 입력변수를 결정하였다. 강섬유의 함유량에 따른 원전 격납 건물의 항공기 충돌에 대한 구조적 거동을 상용 유한요소 해석 프로그램인 LS-DYNA를 이용하여 해석하였다. 해석결과를 바탕으로 항공기 충돌에 대한 저항성을 평가하였으며, 보수적인 안전성이 요구되는 원전 격납건물에 강섬유보강콘크리트를 적용할 경우 항공기 충돌에 대한 저항성 증대 효과를 기대할 수 있는 것으로 고찰되었다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.18-30
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• 2010

As the automobile industry is developing, the number of deaths and injuries has increased. To reduce the damages from automobile accidents, the government of each country proposes experimental conditions for reproducing the accident and establishes the vehicle safety regulations. Automotive manufacturers are trying to make safer vehicles by satisfying the requirements. The Hybrid III crash test dummy is a standard Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) used for measuring the occupant's injuries in a frontal impact test. Since a real crash test using a vehicle is fairly expensive, a computer simulation using the Finite Element Method (F.E.M.) is widely used. Therefore, a detailed and robust F.E. dummy model is needed to acquire more accurate occupant injury data and behavior during the crash test. To achieve this goal, a detailed F.E. model of the Hybrid III 5th percentile female dummy is constructed by using the reverse engineering technique in this research. A modeling process is proposed to construct the F.E. model. The proposed modeling process starts from disassembling the physical dummy. Computer Aided Design (CAD) geometry data is constructed by three-dimensional (3-D) scanning of the disassembled physical dummy model. Based on the geometry data, finite elements of each part are generated. After mesh generation, each part is assembled with other parts using the joints and rigid connection elements. The developed F.E. model of dummy is simulated based on the FMVSS 572 validation regulations. The results of simulation are compared with the results of physical tests.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.307-320
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• 2017

본 연구는 메타분석(Meta-Analysis) 기법을 적용하여 ESC(Electronic Stability Control) 시스템의 교통안전 측면의 효과를 평가하였다. 교통안전성의 평가지표로 사고율, 사망사고율, 통제상실 사고율을 설정하였으며 ESC를 주요 키워드로 선정하여 기존 문헌을 수집하였다. 수집된 연구결과를 승산비의 효과크기(Effect-size)로 정리하였고, 개별 연구들 간의 이질성을 고려하여 랜덤효과모형을 적용해 통합 승산비 효과크기를 도출하였다. 분석결과, 사고율의 승산비 효과크기는 0.90으로 차량에 ESC 적용 시 사고율이 10% 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 사망사고율의 승산비 효과크기는 0.64로 차량에 ESC 시스템 적용 시 사망사고율이 36% 감소하는 것으로 분석되었다. 통제상실 사고율의 승산비 효과크기는 0.73으로 도출되어 ESC 시스템 적용 시통제상실 사고율이 27% 감소하는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 상용차 ESC 장착 의무화를 위한 제도 정비 및 관련 기술 개발 전략 수립 시 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.153-164
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 경찰청에서 제공한 2006년 전국 37,589개의 보행자 사고 자료에서 나타난 보행자 사고 심각도를 분석했다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 보행자사고 심각도에 영향을 미칠 것으로 예상되는 주요 요인을 미리 선정하여, 그 영향을 순서형 로짓 모형(Ordered Logit Model)을 통해 분석했다. 이모형은 사고 심각도와 같이 종속변수가 순서형으로 표시되는 경우 매우 유용한 결과를 제시하는 것으로 알려져 있어서 본 연구에서 사용했다. 본 연구는 다음과 같은 결과를 나타냈다. 첫째, 우리나라 보행자 사고 심각도는 운전자와 보행자로 나타나는 인적요인에서 성별, 나이, 음주여부에 영향을 많이 받는다. 둘째, 기타 요인에는 차량, 도로기하구조, 날씨, 시간대가 포함된다. 셋째, 보행자 사고 심각도는 계절요인과 무관하다. 끝으로, 보행자 사고 심각도 분석을 위해 순서형 로짓 모형을 적용하면 매우 적절한 분석결과를 얻을 수 있다. 결론적으로 본 연구는 우리나라 보행자 사고 심각도는 사람들이 전통적으로 생각하는 것과 같은 방식인 것으로 확인했다. 이 결론은 본 연구에서 사용한 사고자료에 국한한 것이며, 이 결론을 일반화시키려면 추후 연구가 필요하다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2003

This paper may provide a basic design data for the safer car seat mechanism and the quality of the material used by finding out the passenger's dynamic behavior when protected by seat belt during collision. A computer simulation with finite element method is used to accomplish this objective. At first, a detailed geometric model of the seat is constructed using CAD program. The formation of a finite element from a geometric data of the seat is carried out using Hyper-Mesh that is the commercial software for mesh generation and post processing. In addition to seat modeling, the finite element model of seat belt and dummy is formed using the same software. Rear impact analysis is accomplished using Pam-Crash with crash pulse. The part of the recliner and right frame is under big stress in rear crash analysis because the acceleration force is exerted on the back of the seat by dummy. The stress condition of the part of the bracket is checked as well because it is considered as an important variable on the seat design. Front impact model which including dummy and seal belt is analyzed. A Part of anchor buckle of seat frame has high stress distribution because of retraction force due to forward motion of dummy at the moment of collision. On the basis of the analysis result, remodeling and reanalysis works had been repeatedly done until a satisfactory result is obtained.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.144-155
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• 1999

An occupant analysis code SAFE (Safety Analysis For occupant crash Environment) is utilized to simulate and improve the crash performance of an energy absorbing steering system. The safety standard FMVSS 203 is simulated and used for design evaluations . Segments and contact elliposids are utilized to model the bod blocks and the components of the steering system with SAFE. Spring-damper elements and force-deflection characteristics are utilized to model the energy absorbing components such as the plate and the polyacetal molding. The plate absorbs the impact energy through tensile deformation . Whereas, the polyacetal molding absorbs the impact energy through compression. the body block test is carried out to validate tie simulation model, and real component tests are performed to extract the force-deflection curves . After the model is validated , the parameter study is carried out to evaluate the crash performance of the energy absorbing components. A performance measure is defined for the parameter study. Using the results of the parameter study and managing the orthogonal arrays, optimum design values of energy absorbing components are determined to minize the occupant injury.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2000년도 추계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.363-369
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• 2000

Due to environmental problem for reduction in fuel consumption, vehicle emission and etc., many automotive makers are trying to reduce the weight of the vehicle. The most effective way to reduce the weight of vehicle is to use lighter materials, aluminum, plastics. Aluminum Space Frame has many advantages in weight reduction, body stiffness, ease of model change and so on. So, most of automotive manufacturers are attempting to develope Aluminum Space Frame body. For these reasons, we have developed Aluminum Intensive Vehicle based on steel monocoque body with Hyundai Motor Company. We achieved about 30% weight reduction, the stiffness of our model was higher than that of conventional steel monocoque body. In this paper, with optimization using FEM analysis, we could get more weight reduction and body stiffness increase. In the long run, we analyzed by means of simulation using PAM-CRASH to evaluate crush and crash characteristic of Aluminum Intensive Vehicle in comparison to steel monocoque automotive.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2007

Crashworthiness design is of special interest in automotive industry and in the transportation safety field to ensure the vehicle structural integrity and more importantly the occupant safety in the event of the crash. Front side assembly is one of the most important energy absorbing components in relating to the crashworthiness design of vehicle. The structure and shape of the front side assemblies are different depending on auto-makers and size of vehicles. Thus, it is not easy to grab an insight on designer's intention when you glance at a new front side member without experiences. In this paper, we have performed the explicit nonlinear dynamic finite element analysis on the front side assembly of passenger cars to identify the mechanical roles of major parts in relation to collapse modes from the viewpoint of reverse engineering. To do this, we have performed crash FE analysis for the two different assemblies of small car and heavy passenger car and have compared dynamic behaviors of the two.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.869-874
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to analyze the skin conductance level (SCL) induced by unexpected situation which reflected the emotional and cognitional responses during driving. The participants included 57 college graduates; 28 males aged $24.5{\pm}1.3$ with $2.3{\pm}1.5$ years of driving experiences and 29 females aged $23.6{\pm}2.6$ with $2.2{\pm}1.7$ years of driving experience. Reaction time of brake, averaged SCL, maximum SCL, and rising time to maximum amplitude were measured. They were analysed according to condition (crash, non-crash) and gender (male, female). The reaction time of brake was more faster and averaged SCL was greater during non-crash condition than during crash condition. There were no significant differences between male and female drivers in the reaction time of brake and averaged SCL whether or not it crash. There were no significant differences between crash and non-crash conditions in the maximum SCL and rising time to maximum amplitude, but there were significant differences between male and female in them. These results support the hypothesis that averaged SCL is more related to cognitional response and maximum SCL and rising time to maximum amplitude are more related to emotional responses.