The effect of material parameters on crashworthiness of vehicle steering column

Xiaohua Song, Jing Liu

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Abstract

The drivers were hurt seriously by the vehicle steering column in the frontal collision. So a steering column with well energy-absorbing is very useful for the drivers. In this paper, the crashworthiness of a vehicle steering column is investigated by using the explicit dynamics finite element analysis method. Based on the proposed finite element model, the steering column with different material parameters including elastic modulus and yield strength are analyzed. Moreover, the displacement, velocity and energy absorption is discussed. The simulation results show that the crashworthiness of the vehicle steering column is significantly influenced by the yield strength. However, the elastic modulus has little effect on the crashworthiness.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplied Sciences and Engineering
Pages3-6
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Mechanical Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2012 - Beijing, China
Duration: 20 Jul 201222 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume197
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Mechanical Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period20/07/1222/07/12

Keywords

  • Crashworthiness
  • Explicit dynamics
  • Finite element analysis
  • Material parameter
  • Steering column

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