Occupant Knee Impact Simulations: A Parametric Study 2003-01-1168
Occupant knee impact simulations are performed in the automotive industry as an integrated design process during the course of instrument panel (IP) development. All major automakers have different categories of dynamic testing methods as part of their design process in validating their designs against the FMVSS 208 requirement. This has given rise to a corresponding number of knee impact simulations performed at various stages of product development. This paper investigates the advantages and disadvantages of various types of these knee impact simulations. Only the knee load requirement portion of the FMVSS208 is considered in this paper.
Citation: Krishnaraj, S., Kulkarni, K., Narayanasamy, V., and Thyagarajan, R., "Occupant Knee Impact Simulations: A Parametric Study," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-1168, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-1168. Download Citation
Author(s):
Srikanth Krishnaraj, Kumar B. Kulkarni, Vikram Narayanasamy, Ravi Thyagarajan
Affiliated:
Visteon Corporation
Pages: 9
Event:
SAE 2003 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Advances in Interiors & Instrument Panels-SP-1753, SAE 2003 Transactions Journal of Materials & Manufacturing-V112-5
Related Topics:
Design processes
Test procedures
Product development
Instrument panels
Vehicle occupants
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