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Development and optimization of crash brackets for ECE R29 regulation compliance

IVECO uses modeFRONTIER to simulate results to pass type-approval tests

Newsletter EnginSoft Year 17 n°4
By Esteco
Development and optimization of crash brackets for ECE R29 regulation compliance
Development and optimization of crash brackets for ECE R29 regulation compliance

Abstract

This paper presents the main steps taken in the development phase of the IVECO cab suspension brackets to comply with the new ECE R29 crash regulation for Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HVC). In this study, modeFRONTIER drives and guides different CAE software (Hypermesh, Radioss, Nastran and MATLAB) to fulfil all the requirements for the component under examination. The IVECO cab suspension brackets are actually designed to deform considerably during the ECE R29 tests, while still being strong enough to survive the IVECO fatigue mission without any failures.

These are two opposing goals: a typical challenge for optimization software like modeFRONTIER.

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