Optimization of front-end styling design for a passenger car based on pedestrian protection

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8484.2011.03.004

Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy ›› 2011, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (3): 206-211.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8484.2011.03.004

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Optimization of front-end styling design for a passenger car based on pedestrian protection

LV Xiaojiang¹, WANG Chun¹, LIU Weiguo^1,2*, MA Fangwu^1,2, WU Chengming^1,2, ZHAO Fuquan^1,2

1. Geely Automobile Institute, Hangzhou 311228, China;
2. Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Automobile Safety Technology, Hangzhou 311228, China

Received:2011-06-02 Online:2011-09-27 Published:2011-10-13
Contact: *通讯作者/ Corresponding author：刘卫国，副总工程师。E-mail: lwg@rd.geely.com E-mail:lvxiaojiang@rd.geely.com
About author:First author：吕晓江（1982—），男（汉），河北，硕士研究生，工程师。E-mail: lvxiaojiang@rd.geely.com
Supported by:
浙江省汽车安全控制技术重点实验室建设项目（2009E10013）

Abstract

Abstract: The vehicle front-end styling is a key factor for obtaining better performance of pedestrian protection. Based on the Pedestrian Protection Regulation of the European Commission (Directive 78/2009/EC) and the evaluation procedures of pedestrian protection in European New Car Assessment Program (Euro-NCAP), styling design was optimized for the front-end, including the hood, fender, ventilated cover plate, and bumper in a passenger car, using CAS (Computer-Aided Styling), in consideration of the requirements of head impact areas and leg impact areas. The results show that the optimized front-end styling effectively controls the impact areas, in favor of the pedestrian protection performance improvement, which provides practice in the styling design for new vehicles.

Key words: automotive safety, assenger cars, edestrian protection, ehicle front-end styling, esign optimization, omputer-aided styling (CAS)

CLC Number:

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LV Xiaojiang, WANG Chun, LIU Weiguo, MA Fangwu, WU Chengming, ZHAO Fuquan. Optimization of front-end styling design for a passenger car based on pedestrian protection[J]. Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy, 2011, 2(3): 206-211.

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