Global effects caused by the detonation of an IED near a military vehicle induce subsequent severe acceleration effects on the vehicle occupants.Two concepts to minimize these global effects were developed,with the he...Global effects caused by the detonation of an IED near a military vehicle induce subsequent severe acceleration effects on the vehicle occupants.Two concepts to minimize these global effects were developed,with the help of a combined method based on a scaled experimental technology and numerical simulations.The first concept consists in the optimization of the vehicle shape to reduce the momentum transfer and thus the occupant loading.Three scaled V-shaped vehicles with different ground clearances were built and compared to a reference vehicle equipped with a flat floor.The second concept,called dynamic impulse compensation(DIC),is based on a momentum compensation technique.The principal possibility of this concept was demonstrated on a scaled vehicle.In addition,the numerical simulations have been performed with generic full size vehicles including dummy models,proving the capability of the DIC technology to reduce the occupant loading.展开更多
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文摘Global effects caused by the detonation of an IED near a military vehicle induce subsequent severe acceleration effects on the vehicle occupants.Two concepts to minimize these global effects were developed,with the help of a combined method based on a scaled experimental technology and numerical simulations.The first concept consists in the optimization of the vehicle shape to reduce the momentum transfer and thus the occupant loading.Three scaled V-shaped vehicles with different ground clearances were built and compared to a reference vehicle equipped with a flat floor.The second concept,called dynamic impulse compensation(DIC),is based on a momentum compensation technique.The principal possibility of this concept was demonstrated on a scaled vehicle.In addition,the numerical simulations have been performed with generic full size vehicles including dummy models,proving the capability of the DIC technology to reduce the occupant loading.
