CDH-AG

GNS MDB

Model Description

Type: Moving Deformable Barrier (MDB)
Crash Test: Side and Rear Impact

The barrier is used by NHTSA in the SINCAP side and rear impact tests and alsoin the US-NCAP side and rear impact tests. 

  • Inertial and stiffness properties according  specification.
  • Two versions are available, considering  enabled  or disabled gravity.
  • Highly adjustable via *PARAMETER in terms of  Mass, Velocity, Loadcase.

Regulations

USAFMVSS 214, FMVSS 301

BASIC FEATURES

Easy Adjustable

By setting *PARAMETER

  • GNS_VELO
  • GNS_LC
  • GNS_TSM
  • GNS_MASS  

the barrier model integrates perfectly in your desired simulatio scenario.

Adhesive

Adhesive beams, gluing  honeycomb to cladding  sheets are able to fail under according load.

Pressure Air Wheels

Trolley wheels with tires of  pressure air, getting model  motion closer to reality.

Gravity

Two versions of the GNS MDB barrier model are available, considering  enabled or disabled gravity in your simulation.

Sophisticated

The barrier model was calibrated using several hardware tests with vehicle  like structures as impact bodies in different positions.

VALIDATION

Test and FE­Model using a vehicle like side structure (B­Pillar + Sill)

Test and FE­Model using a vehicle like rear structure

VERSION

1.0.0

SOLVER CODES

Ansys LS-Dyna, Version MPP R9 and later

TRIAL INSTALLATION

You can try this product free of charge for 30 days.

Request trial license

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