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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Study on the Effect of Geometrical Parameters of a Hexagonal Trigger on Energy Absorber Performance Using ANN.

Michał Rogala, Jakub Gajewski, Marcin Górecki

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Michał RogalaDepartment of Machine Design and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1813-8721
Jakub GajewskiDepartment of Machine Design and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8166-7162
Marcin GóreckiFaculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8746-8172

Funding

Ministry of Science and Higher Education 030/RID/2018/19
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thin-walled structures are commonly used as energy absorbers in motor vehicles. Their function is to protect the structural components of vehicles and to absorb energy completely during collisions up to 20 km/h. This paper focuses on maintaining crush axiality during research. To verify the numerical analyses, physical specimens were made and then subjected to dynamic crushing. Force and shortening values as well as high-speed camera images were used for data analysis. Through time-lapse shots, plastic deformation within the crush initiator was observed. Such detailed analysis allowed the determination of the influence of hexagonal triggers in the form of notches on the post-buckling progressive analysis. In this paper, neural networks were used to examine the importance of each variable. Data from numerical analyses were used for this purpose. Based on the analyses performed, the effects of both the width and height of the triggers on the crush load efficiency (CLE) and total efficiency (TE) ratios can be seen. The width of the crush initiator has the greatest influence on Crash-box performance. Nevertheless, increasing both the height and the width of the initiator can result in crush non-axiality and underperformance of the energy absorber.

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bucklingcrashworthinesshexagonal triggerthin-walled structures

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PMID34683569
PMCPMC8539293

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