Journal of Applied Mechanical Engineering

Simulation on crashworthiness of Modified Rear Underride Protection Device

4^th International Conference and Exhibition on Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

October 03-04, 2016 Orlando, USA

M N M Ansari

Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Appl Mech Eng

Abstract:

Fatal accidents happen throughout the world due to the impact crashes of small cars with the rear under-ride of the heavy vehicle especially the trucks. Under-ride guard of truck is one of the significant factors to be taken into consideration within the design and enhancement of truck chassis. The highest risk during collision of passengers�?? car with a truck is the intrusion of passengers�?? compartment under the heavy truck rear underride leading to fatal injuries to the passengers. Underride occurs because the truck rear end is relatively high off the ground with ineffective structure and large ground clearance of the attached rear guard. In this paper, a new rear underride protection device (RUPD) based on FMVSS 223 regulations has been developed to enhance the crashworthiness and reduce passenger compartment intrusion under heavy truck rear chassis during accidental crash. Finite element analyses software were used to examine the behavior of the new design of underride guard system for the heavy vehicle at different crash conditions. The simulation results showed that the new RUPD design enhanced the energy absorption and reduced the occupant�??s car deceleration. The final design achieved the goal of decreasing the acceleration beyond the limits which is less than 60g and decreased the passenger compartment intrusion (PCI).

Biography :

M N M Ansari earned his PhD from Universiti Sains Malaysia in the year 2009, and he is currently holding a position as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia. He has 20 years of teaching experience both undergraduate and Masters degree programme. He has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals and has delivered invited talks from reputed organizations. He is also a Reviewer for many reputed journals and Conference committee. He has supervised 2 Ph.D, 15 Master’s degree students and more than 50 Undergraduate final year projects. He is a member of Plastics and Rubber Institute Malaysia since 2013.

Email: ansari@uniten.edu.my