Abstract
This paper investigates the behaviour of impact loading on a Baja vehicle chassis with frontal and rear shock absorbers, using transient dynamic analysis under different assumptions of contact conditions. Using a Baja car, a transient dynamic impact is performed in ANSYS Workbench 14.0, where the maximum deformation, stress and strains are calculated over duration of the particular impact. The mathematical model of the chassis is derived based on Kelvin model in order to design the best parameters of stiffness and damping coefficient in shock absorbers to minimise the deformation of the frame with the same impact. To study the effects of shock absorber under loading on a vehicle chassis, multiple finite element simulations are performed with different methodologies. Each methodology uses a different assumption on loading and boundary conditions, which leads to different results.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 676-688 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | International Journal of Crashworthiness |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 14 May 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2017 |
Bibliographical note
© 2017 Informa UK Limited, publishing as Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Crashworthiness] on 14th May 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13588265.2017.1301081.Keywords
- Baja car
- crashworthiness
- Finite element analysis
- frontal and rear impact
- impact analysis