Total design of polymer composite automotive bumper fascia
An automobile bumper fascia is a component, which contributes to vehicle crashworthiness during front or rear collisions. In the past, the fascia was made of plastic materials. The weight reduction in the bumper fascia without sacrificing the safety of the car was extensively studied. In this pape...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Suranaree University of Technology
2005
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/20930/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20930/1/P21_2005.pdf |
| Summary: | An automobile bumper fascia is a component, which contributes to vehicle crashworthiness during front
or rear collisions. In the past, the fascia was made of plastic materials. The weight reduction in the
bumper fascia without sacrificing the safety of the car was extensively studied. In this paper, the bumper
fascia made of polymeric based composite material was designed with solid modelling software.
The polymeric based composite material was selected because of low weight, high specific stiffness, high
specific strength, high-energy absorption and easy to produce in complex shapes. Four conceptual
designs of a bumper fascia were developed with a 3-D solid model. To decide the final design of bumper
fascia, the matrix evaluation method was used. The weight of the bumper fascia was obtained through
weight analysis that had been carried out using Pro/Engineer software. The fascia was successfully
designed with less weight compared to the current fascia |
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