global-journal-of-research-in-engineering-b-automotive-engineering Global Journal of Research in Engineering - B: Automotive Engineering 0975-5861 2249-4596 Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated 75089 Development of Front End Crash Structure for Lightweight Hybrid Electric Vehicle ChristensenJesper UNITED KINGDOM, Coventry University 15 01 2012 12 B3 9 16

Rooted in the £29 million Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project (LCVTP), Coventry University has continued to conduct research into lightweight Body In White (BIW) design and lightweight crash structure development utilising structural optimisation for alternatively fuelled vehicles such as Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV). This paper explains how a lightweight HEV front end crash structure has been developed, refined and validated using numerical analysis. This is based on structural optimisation results, benchmarking of similar sized vehicles and previous experience of crash structure development.

 Body In White (BIW); Topology optimisation; Crashworthiness; Lightweight Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV); NCAP; NHTSA. Full Text

Rooted in the £29 million Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project (LCVTP), Coventry University has continued to conduct research into lightweight Body In White (BIW) design and lightweight crash structure development utilising structural optimisation for alternatively fuelled vehicles such as Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV). This paper explains how a lightweight HEV front end crash structure has been developed, refined and validated using numerical analysis. This is based on structural optimisation results, benchmarking of similar sized vehicles and previous experience of crash structure development.