Abstract
Rover Group has seen rapid growth in vehicle impact simulation techniques in recent years. This has been brought about partly by the increasing power of computer hardware and software, and partly because of increasing legislative and consumer pressure. This paper describes the development of impact simulation within Rover Group, from simple discrete element mass and spring models to complex component non-linear finite element models. It subsequently describes how all of these approaches were combined to provide an integrated modelling capability which allows the complexity of models to evolve as design and development progresses, and concludes with a description of how these modelling methods are being applied to the design of new vehicles within Rover Group.
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