Finite Element Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of Motorcycle Basket for Crashworthiness Analysis

In this study, a detailed finite element model of a motorcycle basket used in Malaysia was developed. The model was developed specifically to address motorcycle safety issues, which had reached an alarming rate of casualties in road traffic crash. The finite element method was employed to investi...

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Main Author:	How, Chee Keong
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	1999
Subjects:	Motorcycles - Baskets - Case studies
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10288/1/FK_1999_18_A.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.102882011-03-21T04:08:52Z Finite Element Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of Motorcycle Basket for Crashworthiness Analysis 1999-07 How, Chee Keong In this study, a detailed finite element model of a motorcycle basket used in Malaysia was developed. The model was developed specifically to address motorcycle safety issues, which had reached an alarming rate of casualties in road traffic crash. The finite element method was employed to investigate large deformation of basket at different impact speeds. The study described the simulation results of a full rigid wall impacting a basket using a non-linear finite element code, LS-DYNA Drop tests were conducted to validate and compare with the simulation results. The comparisons were made at the impact speed of 10-km/hr. Evaluation between experimental and simulation results in terms of overall impact deformation of the basket were presented. The results clearly indicate that the model correlated well with the test. Additional simulations for higher impact speeds were performed and discussed. Furthermore, simulation of a finite element model of human lower extremity striking a basket at 5O-km/hr were also addressed. The results suggest that a significant amount of energy was transformed by the leg to the basket and consequently caused the basket to deform extensively. As a result, the injury risk of the motorcyclist was minimised through absorbing most of the energy by the basket. However, further study needs to be done to improve the leg-basket model and to incorporate the model with other motorcycle structures. Motorcycles - Baskets - Case studies 1999-07 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10288/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10288/1/FK_1999_18_A.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Motorcycles - Baskets - Case studies Faculty of Engineering English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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topic	Motorcycles - Baskets - Case studies
spellingShingle	Motorcycles - Baskets - Case studies How, Chee Keong Finite Element Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of Motorcycle Basket for Crashworthiness Analysis
description	In this study, a detailed finite element model of a motorcycle basket used in Malaysia was developed. The model was developed specifically to address motorcycle safety issues, which had reached an alarming rate of casualties in road traffic crash. The finite element method was employed to investigate large deformation of basket at different impact speeds. The study described the simulation results of a full rigid wall impacting a basket using a non-linear finite element code, LS-DYNA Drop tests were conducted to validate and compare with the simulation results. The comparisons were made at the impact speed of 10-km/hr. Evaluation between experimental and simulation results in terms of overall impact deformation of the basket were presented. The results clearly indicate that the model correlated well with the test. Additional simulations for higher impact speeds were performed and discussed. Furthermore, simulation of a finite element model of human lower extremity striking a basket at 5O-km/hr were also addressed. The results suggest that a significant amount of energy was transformed by the leg to the basket and consequently caused the basket to deform extensively. As a result, the injury risk of the motorcyclist was minimised through absorbing most of the energy by the basket. However, further study needs to be done to improve the leg-basket model and to incorporate the model with other motorcycle structures.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	How, Chee Keong
author_facet	How, Chee Keong
author_sort	How, Chee Keong
title	Finite Element Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of Motorcycle Basket for Crashworthiness Analysis
title_short	Finite Element Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of Motorcycle Basket for Crashworthiness Analysis
title_full	Finite Element Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of Motorcycle Basket for Crashworthiness Analysis
title_fullStr	Finite Element Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of Motorcycle Basket for Crashworthiness Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Finite Element Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of Motorcycle Basket for Crashworthiness Analysis
title_sort	finite element simulation and experimental evaluation of motorcycle basket for crashworthiness analysis
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Engineering
publishDate	1999
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10288/1/FK_1999_18_A.pdf
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