An Investigation of Steering Column Collapse Behavior Using Finite Element Analysis

Eisuke Gotoh; Satoshi Ohsawa; Yoshihiro Satoh; Shuzou Yasuda

doi:10.4271/920391

1992-02-01

An Investigation of Steering Column Collapse Behavior Using Finite Element Analysis 920391

For the purpose of protecting the driver from injury in a crash, a safety standard has been established that specifies the allowable impact force when the driver hits the steering wheel as a result of an impact.

In this work, an investigation was lade of steering column collapse behavior in which the steering column was constructed such that the crash energy was absorbed by the bending and tearing of a thin steel plate. As a result, a finite element analysis method has been developed for conducting an impact analysis using a ductile fracture model of the thin plate. This method makes it possible to predict the collapse behavior of the steering column and the deceleration that develops on the body block of the safety standard test model.

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