Vehicle occupant safety development with finite element method

Abstract Crash tests of vehicles are specified by government programs. This laws includes only minimum requirements for individual components. Therefore additional consumer protection load cases have been developed independent private institutes. Finite element method simulations can reduce development periods and the number cost-intensive real crash tests. The goals calculations that early detection component failure, occupants or pedestrians. biggest challenge future, in field vehicle occupant safety is interaction airbags belt system with dummy electric vehicles, which concept autonomous driving function. aim research to investigate this area using a simulation model.