Crashworthiness analysis of an aircraft fuselage section with an auxiliary fuel tank using a hybrid multibody/plastic hinge approach
Tay, Yi Yang Flores, Paulo Lankarani, Hamid M.
Tay, Yi Yang
Flores, Paulo
Lankarani, Hamid M.
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2019-01-28
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Aircraft fuselage section,Drop test simulation,Hertzian contact,MADYMO,Multibody dynamics modelling,Occupant simulation
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Yi Yang Tay, Paulo Flores & Hamid Lankarani (2019) Crashworthiness analysis of an aircraft fuselage section with an auxiliary fuel tank using a hybrid multibody/plastic hinge approach, International Journal of Crashworthiness
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The drop test of a Boeing-737 fuselage section is modelled using a multibody (MB) with spatial plastic hinge method. The test is simulated in MADYMO to evaluate the structural interaction of the cabin with a stiff auxiliary fuel tank underneath the floor, in a severe but survivable impact condition. The fuselage ribs, cargo door frame, cargo door, and passenger floor with spar webs are modelled using a large number of bodies and universal joints with directional properties to allow for appropriate torsional and bending deformations. The contacts for the fuselage section are modelled using a Hertzian-based contact force model with dissipative damping. The simulation results from the MB approach show reasonably good agreement with those from the experimental test and from a detailed finite element (FE) model. This MB approach then could be a viable tool in modelling occupant and structural deformations for aircraft crashworthiness problems.
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Taylor & Francis
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International Journal of Crashworthiness;2019
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1358-8265