Stochastic modelling of the ES-2 dummy for robust design
conference paper
Physical crash test dummies of one type, such as the ES-2 side impact dummy, are not perfectly reproducible due to production and certification tolerances. This means that similar crash tests with various ES2 dummies will have varying results, called experimental scatter. New car designs should be insensitive to this scatter, thus the design is robust. As robustness analyses are very cost effective using numerical simulations, there is a need for a numerical dummy model, which incorporates the experimental scatter data. Such model is called a stochastic dummy model. Therefore, the existing MADYMO ES-2 model was modified to represent a wide range of experimental data, thus creating a stochastic ES2 model. An example of a side impact application shows the use of the stochastic ES-2 model to evaluate design robustness.
TNO Identifier
446490
ISBN
9782951421073
Source title
2006 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, 20 September 2006 through 22 September 2006, Madrid
Collation
4 p.
Pages
401-404
Files
To receive the publication files, please send an e-mail request to TNO Repository.