Design of a Conceptual Bumper Energy Absorber Coupling Pedestrian Safety and Low-Speed Impact Requirements

The car front bumper system needs to meet the requirements of both pedestrian safety and low-speed impact which are somewhat contradicting. This study aims to design a new kind of modular self-adaptive energy absorber of the front bumper system which can balance the two performances. The X-shaped en...

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Main Authors: Fuhao Mo, Siqi Zhao, Chuanhui Yu, Zhi Xiao, Shuyong Duan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9293454