变形模式从曲转向辅性压缩的转变,用于保护头部免受撞击的基于Origami的元材料
Sunao Tomita1, Kento Shimanuki2, Shin Oyama2
1Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Nagakute, 480-1192, Japan. stomita@mosk.tytlabs.co.jp.
Scientific reports
|July 27, 2023
概括
新的头部保护结构从软到硬反应过渡,显著提高了安全性. 与传统钢板相比,汽车头托的辅助压缩可以将头部伤害标准降低43%.
科学领域:
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 汽车安全工程 汽车安全工程
背景情况:
- 有效的头部保护需要具有软冲击减轻和硬能量吸收特性的结构.
- 传统的能量吸收结构往往缺乏提供双重机械反应的能力.
研究的目的:
- 开发和评估具有双重机械性能的新能源吸收 (EA) 结构,用于头部保护.
- 从曲转变为辅助性压缩的变形模式,以提高头部安全.
主要方法:
- 开发了非线性有限元素 (FE) 模型来模拟曲行为,并与实验数据进行验证.
- FE模型指导了EA结构的设计,优化了变形模式的过渡.
- 现实世界的汽车座椅靠头被改装成新的EA结构.
- 使用碰撞试验人形进行动态雪测试,评估了头部保护性能.
主要成果:
- FE模型的力响应与实验曲试验结果非常相匹配.
- 新型辅助性结构表现出卓越的性能,将头部损伤标准 (HIC) 从274降至155.
- 与基于钢板的EA结构相比,新设计显著改善了头部保护.
- 辅助性结构变形有效地稳定了头部,并防止了部曲.
结论:
- 开发的能量吸收结构成功地实现了双重机械性能,以提供卓越的头部保护.
- 从曲到辅助性压缩的变形模式的过渡为汽车安全提供了一个有前途的方法.
- 这些发现为先进的人体保护系统铺平了道路,减轻了影响并确保了稳定性.
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