The document is the final report of an investigation for determining the optimum performance characteristics of automobiles under collision circumstances. A new technique called limiting performance was used for this purpose. The first goal was to establish the feasibility of applying the limiting performance technique to the crash simulation of automobiles. Subsequent work demonstrated the utility of the new technique for the design of automobiles for crash passenger protection. Detailed results of the study are discussed. The report includes the computer programs REFORM and NLPERFORM.
Predicting the Limiting Performance of Automobile Structural Components Under Crash Conditions
1976
131 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Automobiles , Structural engineering , Limit design methods , Collision research , Mathematical models , Linear programming , Equations of motion , Dynamic response , Safety belts , Suspension systems(Vehicles) , Computer programs , Traffic safety , FORTRAN , REFORM computer program , NLPERFORM computer program , Crashworthiness , FORTRAN 4 programming language , CDC-6600 computers
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