Total design of polymer composite automotive bumper fascia

An automobile bumper fascia is a component, which contributes to vehicle crashworthiness during front or rear collisions. In the past, the fascia was made of plastic materials. The weight reduction in the bumper fascia without sacrificing the safety of the car was extensively studied. In this pape...

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Main Authors: Suddin, Mohd Nizam, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Ismail, Napsiah, Maleque, Md. Abdul, Zainuddin, Syams
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Language:English
Published: Suranaree University of Technology 2005
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author Suddin, Mohd Nizam
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Ismail, Napsiah
Maleque, Md. Abdul
Zainuddin, Syams
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Ismail, Napsiah
Maleque, Md. Abdul
Zainuddin, Syams
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description An automobile bumper fascia is a component, which contributes to vehicle crashworthiness during front or rear collisions. In the past, the fascia was made of plastic materials. The weight reduction in the bumper fascia without sacrificing the safety of the car was extensively studied. In this paper, the bumper fascia made of polymeric based composite material was designed with solid modelling software. The polymeric based composite material was selected because of low weight, high specific stiffness, high specific strength, high-energy absorption and easy to produce in complex shapes. Four conceptual designs of a bumper fascia were developed with a 3-D solid model. To decide the final design of bumper fascia, the matrix evaluation method was used. The weight of the bumper fascia was obtained through weight analysis that had been carried out using Pro/Engineer software. The fascia was successfully designed with less weight compared to the current fascia
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spelling iium-209302012-05-28T07:25:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/20930/ Total design of polymer composite automotive bumper fascia Suddin, Mohd Nizam Salit, Mohd Sapuan Ismail, Napsiah Maleque, Md. Abdul Zainuddin, Syams T173.2 Technological change An automobile bumper fascia is a component, which contributes to vehicle crashworthiness during front or rear collisions. In the past, the fascia was made of plastic materials. The weight reduction in the bumper fascia without sacrificing the safety of the car was extensively studied. In this paper, the bumper fascia made of polymeric based composite material was designed with solid modelling software. The polymeric based composite material was selected because of low weight, high specific stiffness, high specific strength, high-energy absorption and easy to produce in complex shapes. Four conceptual designs of a bumper fascia were developed with a 3-D solid model. To decide the final design of bumper fascia, the matrix evaluation method was used. The weight of the bumper fascia was obtained through weight analysis that had been carried out using Pro/Engineer software. The fascia was successfully designed with less weight compared to the current fascia Suranaree University of Technology 2005-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/20930/1/P21_2005.pdf Suddin, Mohd Nizam and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Ismail, Napsiah and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Zainuddin, Syams (2005) Total design of polymer composite automotive bumper fascia. Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology , 12 (12). pp. 39-45.
spellingShingle T173.2 Technological change
Suddin, Mohd Nizam
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Ismail, Napsiah
Maleque, Md. Abdul
Zainuddin, Syams
Total design of polymer composite automotive bumper fascia
title Total design of polymer composite automotive bumper fascia
title_full Total design of polymer composite automotive bumper fascia
title_fullStr Total design of polymer composite automotive bumper fascia
title_full_unstemmed Total design of polymer composite automotive bumper fascia
title_short Total design of polymer composite automotive bumper fascia
title_sort total design of polymer composite automotive bumper fascia
topic T173.2 Technological change
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/20930/1/P21_2005.pdf