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Impact testing and simulation of a crashworthy composite fuselage section with energy-absorbing seats and dummies (Document No: 20030013631)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Fasanella, Edwin L. Jackson, Karen E. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Description | A 25-ft/s vertical drop test of a composite fuselage section was conducted with two energy-absorbing seats occupied by anthropomorphic dummies to evaluate the crashworthy features of the fuselage section and to determine its interaction with the seats and dummies. The 5-ft. diameter fuselage section consists of a stiff structural floor and an energy-absorbing subfloor constructed of Rohacel foam blocks. The experimental data from this test were analyzed and correlated with predictions from a crash simulation developed using the nonlinear, explicit transient dynamic computer code, MSC.Dytran. The anthropomorphic dummies were simulated using the Articulated Total Body (ATB) code, which is integrated into MSC.Dytran. |
| File Size | 1558127 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20030013631 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2k69f58k |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2002-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Mechanical Engineering Foams Crashes Simulation Drop Tests Dummies Fuselages Impact Tests Floors Crashworthiness Computer Programs Seats Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
