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Generic vehicle models for finite element numerical simulations

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Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
2024
Abstract
→ JRC provides cost-free generic vehicle models under the EU’s open source license (EUPL) for numerical finite element simulations focussing on vehicle impacts on security barriers
→ Model parametrization allows the user to easily modify key attributes of the vehicle (velocity, mass distribution, dimensions, crash related stiffness, suspension properties)
→ Models follow the characterization of vehicle types as defined in ISO 22343-1:2023 (formerly IWA-14:2013) and do not reflect any specific brand- or modeldepending features but cover the most commonly used EU-type vehicles in the categories
→ Models are validated according to CEN/TR 16303 on road restraint systems - Guidelines for computational mechanics of crash testing against vehicle restraint system and by comparison with experimental data
Authors
Schumacher R., Markovic D., Larcher M.
Year
2024
Publisher
European Commission
Citation
Schumacher R., Markovic D., Larcher M., Generic vehicle models for finite element numerical simulations, European Commission, 2024, JRC135550
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JRCJRC135550
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