Preface |
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Acknowledgment |
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1 Structural behavior of the vehicle during the impact |
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1.1 Crashworthiness structures and phenomenological aspects of the impact |
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1 | (4) |
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1.2 Pulse acceleration curve |
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5 | (6) |
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9 | (2) |
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1.3 Force---deformation curve |
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11 | (3) |
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1.4 Distribution of the impact forces over time and space |
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14 | (1) |
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1.5 Parameters of influence for the force-deformation curves |
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15 | (14) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (4) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (2) |
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2 Impact impulsive models |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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2.2 Contact plane, center of impact |
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31 | (2) |
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2.3 Momentum, impulse, and friction coefficient |
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33 | (2) |
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2.4 Coefficient of restitution |
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35 | (3) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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2.5 Centered and oblique impacts |
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38 | (1) |
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2.6 Model with three degrees of freedom |
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39 | (13) |
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2.6.1 Full and sliding impact |
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42 | (4) |
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2.6.2 Coefficient of restitution at the center of impact |
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46 | (2) |
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2.6.3 Directions of pre- and postimpact speeds |
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48 | (2) |
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2.6.4 Impact against a rigid barrier |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (6) |
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58 | (8) |
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2.8.1 Energy and Kelvin's theorem |
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59 | (2) |
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2.8.2 Normal and tangential dissipated energy |
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51 | (5) |
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66 | (1) |
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2.10 Speed change in the center of the impact |
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67 | (3) |
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2.11 Constant acceleration circle |
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70 | (3) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (1) |
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3 Models for the structural vehicle behaviour |
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73 | (2) |
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73 | (1) |
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3.1.1 Mass-spring model (Campbell model) |
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73 | (9) |
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82 | (5) |
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87 | (6) |
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93 | (2) |
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3.2.1 Halfsine pulse shape |
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95 | (3) |
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3.2.2 Haversine pulse shape |
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98 | (2) |
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3.2.3 Triangular pulse shape |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (6) |
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107 | (5) |
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3.3 Direct integration of the curves F(x) |
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112 | (4) |
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3.4 Reduced order lumped mass model |
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116 | (9) |
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117 | (6) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (1) |
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4.1 The classical approach to estimate the energy loss |
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126 | (3) |
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4.2 Correction for oblique impacts |
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129 | (5) |
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4.2.1 Measurement of deformation depths |
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133 | (1) |
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4.3 Determination of A and B stiffness coefficients from the residual crush |
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134 | (1) |
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4.3.1 Crash against fix rigid barrier |
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135 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Crash against a mobile rigid barrier |
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136 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Oblique crash against fix rigid barrier |
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137 | (2) |
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4.4 Determination of A and B stiffness coefficients from dynamic deformation |
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139 | (1) |
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4.5 Energy equivalent speed |
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140 | (6) |
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146 | (7) |
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4.7 Triangle method with dynamic deformations |
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153 | (4) |
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154 | (3) |
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5 Crash analysis and reconstruction |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (1) |
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5.1.1 Impact configuration |
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160 | (1) |
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5.1.2 Center of impact and contact plan |
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161 | (3) |
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5.1.3 Principal direction of forces |
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164 | (2) |
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5.1.4 Postimpact phase analysis |
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166 | (1) |
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5.1.5 Energy loss evaluation |
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167 | (1) |
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5.1.6 Preimpact velocity calculation |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (3) |
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172 | (21) |
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5.2.1 Impact configuration and point of impact |
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173 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Center of impact an contact plane |
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174 | (2) |
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5.2.3 Principal direction of forces evaluation |
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176 | (1) |
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5.2.4 Postimpact analysis |
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177 | (1) |
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5.2.5 Energy loss calculation |
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177 | (5) |
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5.2.6 Preimpact velocity calculation using the method based on momentum calculation |
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182 | (4) |
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5.2.7 Preimpact speed calculation based on deformations measurements |
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186 | (3) |
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5.2.8 Velocities from the video analysis |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (2) |
Index |
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