Non-linear Dynamic analysis of the baseline design under specified testing conditions was carried out. Design modifications and optimization were carried out to meet/ exceed performance targets.
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Vehicle Characteristic: Medium duty trucks (diesel engine) was a test vehicle.
Payload attachment: The payload was required to be firmly attached to the cargo bed to ensure the cargo realistically transfers its kinetic energy on impact. In our case a cuboid of appropriate density was attached to the cargo bed to model the sand filled drums used in the actual testing.
Non-linear Dynamic analysis of the baseline design under specified testing conditions was carried out. Design modifications and optimization were carried out to meet/exceed the performance targets.
Full vehicle FE model of the corresponding vehicle was not supplied by the customer, hence a free, downloadable vehicle model was downloaded from the internet.