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K-Crash

Crash Simulation Technology for Composite-based Novel
Lightweight Structures

Period
01.01.2018 – 30.06.2021
Project Director
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Niels Modler

Contact Person
Holger Böhm
Jonas Richter
Dr.-Ing. Andreas Hornig

Funding
Korea Institute of Materials Science
(KIMS)
Project Partner
Korea Institute of Materials Science
(KIMS)
FRP crash absorber sub-structure

For an efficient engineering procedure, adapted numer- between the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS)
ical methods in combination with a sufficient data base and the ILK, the experimental and numerical investigation
are indispensable and therefore a key technology. To of the fundamental deformation and failure phenomena
establish composite technologies for technical products for a novel thermoplastic composite materials are in focus
like future lightweight car body structures, crash and im- of the research. In this context, high-fidelity modeling tech-
pact events have to be considered during the engineering niques are to be developed which enable a robust simu-
process. The ILK is one of the leading research institutes lation of the crash performance of composite structures.
in the field of the development, adaption and application This should make it possible in the future to minimize the
of methods for the modelling, simulation and testing of currently large experimental effort for the investigation of
composite based lightweight structures under crash and crash-loaded structures and to perform variant studies
impact load. To strengthening the strategic partnership by means of virtual experiments.

High speed camera recordings during drop-tower test of crash absorber sub-structure with drop height: 3.30 m, drop mass: 92.2 kg and
crash absorber length: 140 mm

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