SIMULATION OF AN ACTIVE FRONT BUMPER SYSTEM FOR FRONTAL IMPACT PROTECTION

• Main Authors: MAT NURI @ MD DIN, NUR RASHID, POKAAD, ALIF ZULFAKAR, HUDHA, DR KHISBULLAH, MOHD NASIR, MOHD ZAKARIA
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/13787/1/Proceeding_paper.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/13787/
• Institution: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

In this paper, an active front bumper system is discussed on the effectiveness to reduce the jerk of a vehicle during collision. The mathematical model is done by using MATLAB 7.0 to simulate a collision between a pendulum and a vehicle installed with an active front bumper system. This study also p...