The lightweight seat of a high performance car is designed taking into account a rear impact, i.e. the crash due to an impulse applied from the rear. The basic parameters of the seat structure are derived resorting to simulations of a crash with a test dummy positioned on the seat. The simulations provide the forces acting at the seat structure, in particular the forces applied at the joint between the seat cushion and the seat backrest are taken into account. Such a joint is simulated as a plastic hinge and dissipates some of the crash energy.The simulations are validated by means of indoor tests with satisfactory results. A tool has been developed for the preliminary design of lightweight seats for high performance cars.
Lightweight Seat Design and Crash Simulations
Sae Technical Papers
SAE 2015 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2015
2015-04-14
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Lightweight Seat Design and Crash Simulations
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