Rolling stock manufacturers are finding structural solutions to reduce power required by the vehicles,and the lightweight design of the car body represents a possible solution.Optimization processes and innovative mat...Rolling stock manufacturers are finding structural solutions to reduce power required by the vehicles,and the lightweight design of the car body represents a possible solution.Optimization processes and innovative materials can be combined in order to achieve this goal.In this framework,we propose the redesign and optimization process of the car body roof for a light rail vehicle,introducing a sandwich structure.Bonded joint was used as a fastening system.The project was carried out on a single car of a modern tram platform.This preliminary numerical work was developed in two main steps:redesign of the car body structure and optimization of the innovated system.Objective of the process was the mass reduction of the whole metallic structure,while the constraint condition was imposed on the first frequency of vibration of the system.The effect of introducing a sandwich panel within the roof assembly was evaluated,focusing on the mechanical and dynamic performances of the whole car body.A mass saving of 63%on the optimized components was achieved,corresponding to a 7.6%if compared to the complete car body shell.In addition,a positive increasing of 17.7%on the first frequency of vibration was observed.Encouraging results have been achieved in terms of weight reduction and mechanical behaviour of the innovated car body.展开更多
Car body design in view of structural performance and lightweighting is a challenging task due to all the performance targets that must be satisfied such as vehicle safety and ride quality.In this paper,material repla...Car body design in view of structural performance and lightweighting is a challenging task due to all the performance targets that must be satisfied such as vehicle safety and ride quality.In this paper,material replacement along with multidisciplinary design optimization strategy is proposed to develop a lightweight car body structure that satisfies the crash and vibration criteria while minimizing weight.Through finite element simulations,full frontal,offset frontal,and side crashes of a full car model are evaluated for peak acceleration,intrusion distance,and the internal energy absorbed by the structural parts.In addition,the first three fundamental natural frequencies are combined with the crash metrics to form the design constraints.The wall thicknesses of twenty-two parts are considered as the design variables.Latin Hypercube Sampling is used to sample the design space,while Radial Basis Function methodology is used to develop surrogate models for the selected crash responses at multiple sites as well as the first three fundamental natural frequencies.A nonlinear surrogate-based optimization problem is formulated for mass minimization under crash and vibration constraints.Using Sequential Quadratic Programming,the design optimization problem is solved with the results verified by finite element simulations.The performance of the optimum design with magnesium parts shows significant weight reduction and better performance compared to the baseline design.展开更多
Based on the vehicle front crash finite element analysis, it shows that there is a large acceleration, so it needs further optimization. In order to improve the performance of vehicle collision, eight parts were selec...Based on the vehicle front crash finite element analysis, it shows that there is a large acceleration, so it needs further optimization. In order to improve the performance of vehicle collision, eight parts were selected which have large impact for the result, its thickness as design variables to the right of the B-pillar acceleration peak of optimization goal;17 sample points were selected by Latin hypercube sampling method. Many structure parameters are optimized using sequential quadratic program (SQP) based on the surrogate model. The results show that the improved RSM has high accuracy;the right B-pillar acceleration reduced approximately 22.8%, reached the expected objective and was more conducive to the occupant safety.展开更多
为了进一步降低社会交通事故伤亡率,C-NCAP引入了移动式渐进可变形碰撞测试工况(MPDB),用以评估车辆碰撞兼容性。主要是针对MPDB工况与车对车碰撞事故的相关性问题及车身碰撞兼容性优化方法进行研究。选取某SUV车型作为“基准车”。选...为了进一步降低社会交通事故伤亡率,C-NCAP引入了移动式渐进可变形碰撞测试工况(MPDB),用以评估车辆碰撞兼容性。主要是针对MPDB工况与车对车碰撞事故的相关性问题及车身碰撞兼容性优化方法进行研究。选取某SUV车型作为“基准车”。选取另一辆车作为“子弹车”,基于压溃理论对其进行MPDB工况仿真分析及优化,得到三种碰撞兼容性评分状态下的“子弹车”,与“基准车”进行车对车碰撞仿真,对比发现MPDB工况与实车对撞(Car to Car)工况下车辆碰撞兼容性表现具有较强的相关性。展开更多
64 km/h 40%正面可变形壁障偏置碰撞是中国新车评价规则(C-NCAP)和欧洲新车评价规则(Euro-NCAP)测试重点考核的项目。为解决某车型在这种碰撞中存在的踏板侵入量严重超标问题,该文使用整车碰撞仿真模型,计算了踏板安装区域的变形程度,...64 km/h 40%正面可变形壁障偏置碰撞是中国新车评价规则(C-NCAP)和欧洲新车评价规则(Euro-NCAP)测试重点考核的项目。为解决某车型在这种碰撞中存在的踏板侵入量严重超标问题,该文使用整车碰撞仿真模型,计算了踏板安装区域的变形程度,分析了机舱纵梁的变形模式,优化了车身结构,增大机舱左纵梁的吸能效果和优化变形模式,加强中央通道区域的强度。仿真验证的结果表明:优化后碰撞中,油门踏板后移量降低了48.5%,上移量降低了29.1%;降低了踏板安装区域结构的变形,降低了踏板侵入量。因此,该优化方案解决了踏板侵入量超标问题,提升了整车安全性能。展开更多
文摘Rolling stock manufacturers are finding structural solutions to reduce power required by the vehicles,and the lightweight design of the car body represents a possible solution.Optimization processes and innovative materials can be combined in order to achieve this goal.In this framework,we propose the redesign and optimization process of the car body roof for a light rail vehicle,introducing a sandwich structure.Bonded joint was used as a fastening system.The project was carried out on a single car of a modern tram platform.This preliminary numerical work was developed in two main steps:redesign of the car body structure and optimization of the innovated system.Objective of the process was the mass reduction of the whole metallic structure,while the constraint condition was imposed on the first frequency of vibration of the system.The effect of introducing a sandwich panel within the roof assembly was evaluated,focusing on the mechanical and dynamic performances of the whole car body.A mass saving of 63%on the optimized components was achieved,corresponding to a 7.6%if compared to the complete car body shell.In addition,a positive increasing of 17.7%on the first frequency of vibration was observed.Encouraging results have been achieved in terms of weight reduction and mechanical behaviour of the innovated car body.
基金This material is based on the work supported by the U.S.Department of Energy under Award number DE-EE0002323.
文摘Car body design in view of structural performance and lightweighting is a challenging task due to all the performance targets that must be satisfied such as vehicle safety and ride quality.In this paper,material replacement along with multidisciplinary design optimization strategy is proposed to develop a lightweight car body structure that satisfies the crash and vibration criteria while minimizing weight.Through finite element simulations,full frontal,offset frontal,and side crashes of a full car model are evaluated for peak acceleration,intrusion distance,and the internal energy absorbed by the structural parts.In addition,the first three fundamental natural frequencies are combined with the crash metrics to form the design constraints.The wall thicknesses of twenty-two parts are considered as the design variables.Latin Hypercube Sampling is used to sample the design space,while Radial Basis Function methodology is used to develop surrogate models for the selected crash responses at multiple sites as well as the first three fundamental natural frequencies.A nonlinear surrogate-based optimization problem is formulated for mass minimization under crash and vibration constraints.Using Sequential Quadratic Programming,the design optimization problem is solved with the results verified by finite element simulations.The performance of the optimum design with magnesium parts shows significant weight reduction and better performance compared to the baseline design.
文摘Based on the vehicle front crash finite element analysis, it shows that there is a large acceleration, so it needs further optimization. In order to improve the performance of vehicle collision, eight parts were selected which have large impact for the result, its thickness as design variables to the right of the B-pillar acceleration peak of optimization goal;17 sample points were selected by Latin hypercube sampling method. Many structure parameters are optimized using sequential quadratic program (SQP) based on the surrogate model. The results show that the improved RSM has high accuracy;the right B-pillar acceleration reduced approximately 22.8%, reached the expected objective and was more conducive to the occupant safety.
文摘为了进一步降低社会交通事故伤亡率,C-NCAP引入了移动式渐进可变形碰撞测试工况(MPDB),用以评估车辆碰撞兼容性。主要是针对MPDB工况与车对车碰撞事故的相关性问题及车身碰撞兼容性优化方法进行研究。选取某SUV车型作为“基准车”。选取另一辆车作为“子弹车”,基于压溃理论对其进行MPDB工况仿真分析及优化,得到三种碰撞兼容性评分状态下的“子弹车”,与“基准车”进行车对车碰撞仿真,对比发现MPDB工况与实车对撞(Car to Car)工况下车辆碰撞兼容性表现具有较强的相关性。
文摘64 km/h 40%正面可变形壁障偏置碰撞是中国新车评价规则(C-NCAP)和欧洲新车评价规则(Euro-NCAP)测试重点考核的项目。为解决某车型在这种碰撞中存在的踏板侵入量严重超标问题,该文使用整车碰撞仿真模型,计算了踏板安装区域的变形程度,分析了机舱纵梁的变形模式,优化了车身结构,增大机舱左纵梁的吸能效果和优化变形模式,加强中央通道区域的强度。仿真验证的结果表明:优化后碰撞中,油门踏板后移量降低了48.5%,上移量降低了29.1%;降低了踏板安装区域结构的变形,降低了踏板侵入量。因此,该优化方案解决了踏板侵入量超标问题,提升了整车安全性能。
