Journal article
Topology, size and shape optimization of an automotive cross car beam
Abstract
An automotive cross car beam supports instrument panels including the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, the knee airbags, the steering-column and steering-wheel system and the central console. Avoiding resonant frequencies and improving driving comfort are major performance requirements in the design of a cross car beam. Because of the nature of mass production in the automotive industry, the consideration of manufacturability …
Authors
Li C; Kim IY
Journal
Proceedings of the I MECH E Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering, Vol. 229, No. 10, pp. 1361–1378
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
September 2015
DOI
10.1177/0954407014561279
ISSN
0954-4070