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Development of lumped-parameter mathematical models for a vehicle localized impact

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In this paper, we propose a method of modeling for vehicle crash systems based on viscous and elastic properties of the materials. This paper covers an influence of different arrangement of spring and damper on the models’ response. Differences in simulating vehicle-torigid barrier collision and vehicle-to-pole collision are explained. Comparison of the models obtained from wideband (unfiltered) acceleration and filtered acceleration is done. At the end we propose a model which is suitable for localized collisions simulation.

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    Witold Pawlus, Hamid Reza Karimi & Kjell Gunnar Robbersmyr

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This paper was recommended for publication in revised form by Associate Editor Mohammad Abdul Aziz Irfan

Witold Pawlus is a Research Assistant at the University of Agder in Norway. He received his B.Sc. in 2011 in Mechatronics from AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Poland. His research interests are within the area of nonlinear systems parameters identification and mathematical modeling of real world phenomena.

Hamid Reza Karimi is a Professor in Control Systems at the University of Agder in Norway. His research interests are in the areas of control theory with an emphasis on applications in engineering. Dr. Karimi is a senior member of IEEE and serves as a Chairman of the IEEE Chapter on Control Systems in Norway. He is also serving as an editorial board member for some international journals, such as Mechatronics, Journal of the Franklin Institute, etc. He is a member of IEEE Technical Committee on Systems with Uncertainty, IFAC Technical Committees on Robust Control and on Automotive Control.

Kjell G. Robbersmyr is a Professor in Machine Design at both: the University of Agder and Hogskolen in Bergen in Norway. Machine design (component and system design, product development) and vehicle crash simulations (FEA) are his main research interests. From 1997 to 2005 he was the leader of a scientific group working in the area of full-scale crash testing, including e.g. performance evaluation of safety barriers.

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Pawlus, W., Karimi, H.R. & Robbersmyr, K.G. Development of lumped-parameter mathematical models for a vehicle localized impact. J Mech Sci Technol 25, 1737–1747 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-011-0505-x

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