Validation Of Material Models: Design And Analysis Of Composite Front Bumper Crush-Can System
Virtual Performance
Introduction
Usage of composite materials for automotive structural components provides potential weight saving to support the required fuel economy improvements. Nevertheless, many challenges exist in implementing composite designs into high-volume automotive applications, including throughput, part quality, part cost, and the relative immaturity of prediction capabilities during the design phase of composite materials and components. This can limit the weight savings opportunity and can increase the cost of composite components by increasing the amount of material required to meet functional objectives, and reliance on repeated physical testing for validation.
Authors
Praveen Reddy Pasupuleti, Mark Doroudian, Ramesh Dwarampudi - ESI North America