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Chassis simulations had to be carried out to ensure that the new chassis re-design still passes vehicle collision scenarios. The following are the results for the simulations. Since the design features only the chassis being structural, only the beam tool was used in this stress analysis of the vehicle collisions. The minimum combined stress and the maximum combined stress.
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Concerning Vehicle Collision Results Overview
This table outlines vehicle collision scenarios that were above the magnitude of 300 MPa
Vehicle Collision | Minimum Combined Stress (MPa) | Maximum Combined Stress (MPa) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
A Pillar | 300 | ||
B Pillar | -388 | ||
Back Bar | |||
C Pillar | 359 | ||
Front 30 Wall | |||
Front 60 Wall | |||
Front Bar | |||
Side 30 Wall | |||
Side 60 Wall | |||
Top 30 Wall | -320 | 335 | |
Top 60 Wall | |||
Top | Bottom Surface; Displacement z,y =0 area of investigation; try out opposite direction of acceleration?-336 | 327 |
4130 Chromoly Steel Material Properties
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