Abstract
This paper introduces the concept of active buckling control and how it can be applied to vehicle body structures to improve safety. Active buckling control is achieved through the use of actively controlled materials, whereby the mechanical properties of a structure can be altered. The need for active buckling control is prompted by compatibility issues arising when vehicles of dissimilar mass collide. Effectively, the active buckling control system can stiffen the more vulnerable vehicle, as a result, sharing the collision energy more appropriately and improving the safety of the occupants. A model of a nonlinear force versus deformation characteristic is used within a simulation study to demonstrate the active buckling control concept; thereby reducing the undesirable energy distribution so that the collision energy is absorbed more appropriately
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | IFAC Proceedings |
Publisher | IFAC Secretariat |
Pages | 11207-11212 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 19 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-390282362-5 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2014 |
Event | 19th IFAC World Congress on International Federation of Automatic Control - Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 24 Aug 2014 → 29 Aug 2014 |
Conference
Conference | 19th IFAC World Congress on International Federation of Automatic Control |
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Abbreviated title | IFAC 2014 |
Country/Territory | South Africa |
City | Cape Town |
Period | 24/08/14 → 29/08/14 |
Bibliographical note
This paper is not available on the repository. The paper was given at the 19th IFAC World Congress on International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC 2014; Cape Town; South Africa; 24 August 2014 through 29 August 2014Keywords
- Active control
- Automotive control
- Bilinear models
- Least-squares approximation
- Modelling
- Piecewise linear