The US Army's Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM) unit accident study on military transport trucks indicated that the M939/A1/A2 series were repeatedly involved in rollover accidents, causing injuries and fatalities. As a result, TACOM turned to one of the truck's original designers, AM General Corp. (AM General) of Livonia, MI, to improve the truck's safety. TACOM suggested adding a rollover protection structure to the truck's existing frame. Using Accupak/VE Mechanical Event Simulation with Linear and Nonlinear Stress Analysis software by Pittsburgh-based Algor Inc. to test the modified truck frame design, AM General was able to create a safer vehicle, reduce the number of prototypes needed, and shorten the length of the design cycle.


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    Title :

    Preventing rollover with FEA


    Contributors:
    Deitz, D. (author)

    Published in:

    Mechanical Engineering ; 120 , 11 ; 76-77


    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    2 Seiten



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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