Automotive Collision Safety Technology

Author: Zhong Zhihua
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Based on the author's years of research, this book systematically discusses automotive crash safety technology. The content mainly includes the development history and current status of automotive crash safety technology and crash safety regulations, basic methods for automotive crash safety design and improvement, the theory and methods of computer simulation of automotive crash processes, computer simulation modeling and application in automotive crash processes, occupant protection systems, and crash test technology and applications. These issues are distinct yet interconnected, forming indispensable content in modern automotive crash safety technology research. The book covers both theory and methods, as well as relevant technologies and equipment; it discusses crash simulation technology while also studying crash test technology; it focuses on crash safety issues of vehicle structures while considering occupant protection systems. The theories, methods, and technologies discussed in this book have been proven effective through practice and applied in engineering, generating significant social and economic benefits. This book can serve as a graduate textbook for vehicle engineering programs in universities, a selective course textbook for undergraduate students, a reference book for engineering technicians, and a decision-making reference for technical management personnel.