Investigation of Dynamic

Model Updating of Car

Crash Box for
Crashworthiness Analysis
Problem Statements
• Reliable finite element analysis
• Identifying the degree of accuracy of crash simulation
• Method of optimizing the computational crash simulation
• Selection of parameters that can be optimized in
crashworthiness analysis
Objectives
To investigate the modal properties of a car crash box through
FEA and EMA and perform model updating on the crash box
model by using sensitivity analysis

To evaluate the specific energy absorption (SEA) and

crashworthiness efficiency of the car crash box obtained in
computational simulation and crash test

To optimize the computational crashworthiness analysis by

using model updating
Scope

• Fabrication on selected design of crash box

• Model updating using sensitivity analysis
• Finite element modeling and crash analysis are performed
on selected design of crash box
• Optimization of crashworthiness analysis is based on
selected parameters
Progress
Literature survey on: Others:
• Next page • Researcher of
crashworthiness in
Malaysia
• UTHM
• UNIMAP
• UKM
• UiTM
Progress
(Literature Survey)
• Crashworthiness study on car crash box
• Model of crash box
• Material for crash box
• Crash simulation set up
• Application on model updating
• Validation method on crashworthiness computational
analysis
• Experimental crash test
Crash test (example)
UKM – Prof. A. K. Arifin
Crash Simulation
(example)
Planning
Oct 18 - Jan 19 Feb 19 – June 19 July 19 – Dec 19

Literature Survey Fabrication of Crash Crash Simulation of

Box Crash Box

Modeling of Crash Box Crash test

FEA and EMA of Crash
Box

Model Updating