Electric public transport vehicle with composite material body diagnostic - user safety

Marcela Escobar ,D G Cadena ,Leonel Castañeda

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201818201001

Abstract

The project contemplated the elaboration of modules of composite material, with which a bus body of less weight was built, compared with the traditional kind, and adapted for the chassis that are currently being used in the city. The structure was prepared for the evaluation of the security space of the future users. The panels were instrumented with different sensors and configured to the conditions of the test by means of a data acquisition system. The test was carried out following the procedure of regulation 66 of the UNECE. The results obtained demonstrated the feasibility of using this type of bodywork in public transport.

Highlights

Latin American countries are traditionally consumers of European and American transport technology
This article presents part of the results of the research project with code 67597475630 of the Administrative Department of Science and Technology COLCIENCIAS, focused on the development of a vehicle with a body made of composite materials that meets the conditions of safety, accessibility and comfort
Vehicle safety is verified through the structural strength of the body under the requirements of two different standards: the standard NTC5206: 2009 with the load test on roof and lateral load, applies 50% of the gross vehicle weight on the vehicle for 5 minutes and the roof should not suffer a deflection of more than 70 mm, and the ECE R66 [2] standard by means of the rollover test, which consists of dumping a complete vehicle under established conditions and the survival space should not be affected

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Latin American countries are traditionally consumers of European and American transport technology. This article presents part of the results of the research project with code 67597475630 of the Administrative Department of Science and Technology COLCIENCIAS, focused on the development of a vehicle with a body made of composite materials that meets the conditions of safety, accessibility and comfort. 1.1 CONTEXT The Ministry of Transport of Colombia has published different standards, resolutions and technical regulations in order to ensure the safety, accessibility and comfort of users. In 1995 Resolution 7126 was issued, where some parameters are required for the manufacture and / or assembly of vehicles for public transport of passengers. Under this resolution, the chassis and bodies that meet the established requirements are approved by the Ministry. This article will show all the necessary conditions to perform a rollover test on a vehicle with a body made of composite materials

Vehicle description

Rollover test description

Results and discussions