Design method for expandable tubular energy absorber in crashworthy seat of civilian helicopter
The working load and stroke of energy absorption are two key performance parameters for energy absorber in designing crashworthy seat. A design method for expandable tubular energy absorber (ETEA) was proposed, which specifically involves the design methods of performance and structural parameters o...
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| author | You Wang Ye-qi Hou Tao Yan Zhong-ren Wang Hai-sheng Liu Rui-hu Zhou Ke-peng Chen Wei Xiong |
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| description | The working load and stroke of energy absorption are two key performance parameters for energy absorber in designing crashworthy seat. A design method for expandable tubular energy absorber (ETEA) was proposed, which specifically involves the design methods of performance and structural parameters of ETEA. Firstly, the working load of ETEA was determined through establishing its relationship with the lumbar load of occupant from the perspective of biomechanics. Secondly, the stroke of energy absorption of ETEA was derived based on the mathematical model of helicopter crash. Thirdly, the relationship between the working load and the structural parameters of ETEA was determined based on the principal stress method, and the structural parameters of ETEA was obtained through clarifying the determined design parameters. Finally, the design method proposed was implemented by taking a helicopter seat as an example, and the expanding deformation and loading process of ETEA were investigated through numerical simulation and experiment. The results show that the magnitudes of working load in numerical simulation, experiment and design method are very close, demonstrating that the design method proposed is feasible and effective, and could be provided as theoretical guidance for the design of crashworthy seat of civilian helicopter. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4c2a3bf69e048bb9632c889a84290782022-12-22T01:53:53ZengSAGE PublishingAdvances in Mechanical Engineering1687-81402022-07-011410.1177/16878132221111019Design method for expandable tubular energy absorber in crashworthy seat of civilian helicopterYou Wang0Ye-qi Hou1Tao Yan2Zhong-ren Wang3Hai-sheng Liu4Rui-hu Zhou5Ke-peng Chen6Wei Xiong7School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, ChinaAerospace Life-Support Industries, Ltd., Xiangyang, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, ChinaXiangyang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing and Machine Vision, Xiangyang, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, ChinaThe working load and stroke of energy absorption are two key performance parameters for energy absorber in designing crashworthy seat. A design method for expandable tubular energy absorber (ETEA) was proposed, which specifically involves the design methods of performance and structural parameters of ETEA. Firstly, the working load of ETEA was determined through establishing its relationship with the lumbar load of occupant from the perspective of biomechanics. Secondly, the stroke of energy absorption of ETEA was derived based on the mathematical model of helicopter crash. Thirdly, the relationship between the working load and the structural parameters of ETEA was determined based on the principal stress method, and the structural parameters of ETEA was obtained through clarifying the determined design parameters. Finally, the design method proposed was implemented by taking a helicopter seat as an example, and the expanding deformation and loading process of ETEA were investigated through numerical simulation and experiment. The results show that the magnitudes of working load in numerical simulation, experiment and design method are very close, demonstrating that the design method proposed is feasible and effective, and could be provided as theoretical guidance for the design of crashworthy seat of civilian helicopter.https://doi.org/10.1177/16878132221111019 |
| spellingShingle | You Wang Ye-qi Hou Tao Yan Zhong-ren Wang Hai-sheng Liu Rui-hu Zhou Ke-peng Chen Wei Xiong Design method for expandable tubular energy absorber in crashworthy seat of civilian helicopter Advances in Mechanical Engineering |
| title | Design method for expandable tubular energy absorber in crashworthy seat of civilian helicopter |
| title_full | Design method for expandable tubular energy absorber in crashworthy seat of civilian helicopter |
| title_fullStr | Design method for expandable tubular energy absorber in crashworthy seat of civilian helicopter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design method for expandable tubular energy absorber in crashworthy seat of civilian helicopter |
| title_short | Design method for expandable tubular energy absorber in crashworthy seat of civilian helicopter |
| title_sort | design method for expandable tubular energy absorber in crashworthy seat of civilian helicopter |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/16878132221111019 |
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