Elkady, M., Elmarakbi, Ahmed, MacIntyre, John and Alhariri, M. (2016) Multi-body Integrated Vehicle-Occupant Models for Collision Mitigation and Vehicle Safety using Dynamics Control Systems. International Journal of System Dynamics Applications, 5 (2). pp. 81-125. ISSN 2160-9772

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of vehicle dynamics control systems (VDCS) on both the collision of the vehicle body and the kinematic behaviour of the vehicle's occupant in case of offset frontal vehicle-to-vehicle collision. A unique 6-Degree-of-Freedom (6-DOF) vehicle dynamics/crash mathematical model and a simplified lumped mass occupant model are developed. The first model is used to define the vehicle body crash parameters and it integrates a vehicle dynamics model with a vehicle front-end structure model. The second model aims to predict the effect of VDCS on the kinematics of the occupant. It is shown from the numerical simulations that the vehicle dynamics/crash response and occupant behaviour can be captured and analysed quickly and accurately. Furthermore, it is shown that the VDCS can affect the crash characteristics positively and the occupant behaviour is improved.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Engineering > Automotive Engineering Engineering
Divisions:	Digital Innovation Beacon Digital Innovation Beacon > Engineering and Low Carbon Technologies Faculty of Applied Sciences Faculty of Applied Sciences > Department of Computing Engineering and Technology Faculty of Technology
Depositing User:	Paula Normington
Date Deposited:	10 May 2016 08:54
Last Modified:	20 May 2019 11:47
URI:	http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/6247

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