Optimisation and robustness for crashworthiness of side impact
by L. Gu, R.J. Yang, C.H. Tho, M. Makowskit, O. Faruquet, Y.Li
International Journal of Vehicle Design (IJVD), Vol. 26, No. 4, 2001

Abstract: This paper presents a nonlinear response surface-based safety optimisation and robustness process. The stepwise regression and optimal Latin hyper cube sampling methods are employed to construct the ''efficient-to-compute'' surrogate model. A sequential quadratic programming method with mixed type of variables is employed for the design optimisation. A reliability based design optimisation model for robust system parameter design of vehicle safety is proposed and a Monte Carlo based stochastic simulation is used to perform the robustness assessment and the reliability-driven robust design. The methodology has been applied to the vehicle crash safety design of side impact. It shows that the vehicle weight can be significantly reduced with an improved safety performance and with a higher level of confidence. CAE simulation is used to validate the optimal results.

Online publication date: Sat, 11-Sep-2004

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