This paper presents an analysis of various energy-absorbing units for automotive bumper applications. It also introduces several general criteria concerning their design and performance to provide an analytical outline of the parameters involved. An example case of head-on impact between two vehicles with mass ratio of 1:2 reveals the effect of heavy vehicle absorber design upon lighter vehicle damageability.


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    Title :

    A Study of Automotive Energy-Absorbing Bumpers


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Wu, Hai (author)

    Conference:

    1973 International Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition ; 1973



    Publication date :

    1973-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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