• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.171-181
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• 2004

This paper developed the theoretical method to predict structural performances and weight reduction rates of a carbody when its materials should be substituted. For the material substitution design of the carbody, the bending, axial and twisting deformations are evaluated under the constant stiffness and strength conditions. For the design of the primary structures such as the center beams, the cross beams and the cantrails, the bending and axial deformations are investigated under the condition of the constant bending stiffness, the constant bending or buckling strength by considering both the material properties and the cross sectional shapes. The developed indices to measure the weight reduction by the material substitution give good informations on the weak and strong points of a carbody design.

• Journal of the korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.15-21
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• 1993

본 연구에서는 자동차 차체의 경량화 방안으로서 섬유강화 복합재료를 이용한 충격흡ㅅ수 구조재인 Side Member(측면부재)의 응용을 위한 시뮬레이션용 Box Tube의 충돌에너지 흡수특성 및 거동에 대해서 기존 금속 측면부재와 비교하여 논의해 보고자 한다. 1. 금속 충돌흡수 부재의 붕괴거동. 2. 복합재료 충격흡수부재의 붕괴거동.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.9
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• pp.1099-1107
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• 2013

This study proposes a weight reduction design for urban transit, specifically, a Korean EMU carbody made of aluminum extrusion profiles, according to size optimization and useful material changes. First, the thickness of the under-frame, side-panels, and end-panels were optimized by the size optimization process, and then, the weight of the Korean EMU carbody could be reduced to approximately 14.8%. Second, the under-frame of the optimized carbody was substituted with a frame-type structure made of SMA 570, and then, the weight of the hybrid-type carbody was 3.8% lighter than that of the initial K-EMU. Finally, the under-frame and the roof-panel were substituted with a composite material sandwich to obtain an ultralight hybrid-type carbody. The weight of the ultralight hybrid-type carbody was 30% lighter than that of the initial K-EMU. All the resulting carbody models satisfied the design regulations of the domestic Performance Test Standard for Electrical Multiple Unit.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.11
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• pp.1335-1343
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• 2012

In this study, the lightweight modular design of hybrid railway carbody structures made of sandwich composites and aluminum extrusions was investigated by using topology and size optimization techniques. The topology optimum design was used to select the best material for parts of the carbody structure at the initial design stage, and then, the size optimum design was used to find the optimal design parameters of hybrid carbody structures using first-order and sub-problem methods. Through the topology optimization analysis, it was found that aluminum extrusions were suitable for primary members such as the underframe and lower side panel module to improve the stiffness and manufacturability of the carbody structures, and sandwich composites were appropriate for secondary members such as the roof and middle side panel module to minimize its weight. Furthermore, the results obtained by size optimization analysis showed that the weight of hybrid carbody structures composed of aluminum extrusions and sandwich composites could be reduced by a maximum of approximately 17.7% in comparison with carbody structures made of only sandwich composites.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.74-81
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• 1996

This paper is to estimate sizing design sensitivity of linear and nonlinear vehicle frame structure using structural ananlysis result from ANSYS. Using design sensitivity results, optimal design of plane vehicle frame structure with buckling constraint is carried out the gradient projection method. Optimal design results are compares gradient projection method resrult with SUMT result.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.04a
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• pp.247-249
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• 2005

UTM-02 모델의 초기형상을 기반으로 차체 프레임 구조물에 대한 경량화 설계를 수행하였다. 전체 프레임을 14개의 부재로 나누었으며, 부재 두께를 설계변수로 정하였다. 효율적인 설계최적화를 수행하기 위하여 반응면기법을 이용하였다. 반응면기법을 통해 근사된 목적함수와 제한조건을 이용하여 최적화를 수행하였으며 각 설계변수들에 대한 감도도 산출하였다.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2011.10a
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• pp.2672-2678
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• 2011

Carbody of rolling stock has been gradually changed as whole wood, steel frame with wood car body, whole steel car body with rivet and whole monocoque carbody with welding. And also mild steel has been used widely to material of structure, but usage of stainless and aluminium which have lightweight and high corrosion resistance is being increased lately. Structure is being commercialized to AED(All Extrusion Design),whole double skin with hollow excluded shape such as aluminium structure from SSD(Sheet Stringer Design), single skin consists of traditional frame and outside plat. Traditional aluminium carbody had many problems from reduced strength in welding combination section because car body is consist of small extruded material affected heat by welding. On this study, we proposed the plan to improve the body strength and quality with large-scale aluminium extruded material by minimizing welding concentration in combination section.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.8
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• pp.1113-1118
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• 2010

It is requested that the interior compartment of a passenger vehicle must be satisfied with the FMVSS201U regulation, FMH impact test. It is needed the design methodology to find the appropriate structure about the FMH impact. When designing the impact-absorbing structure for the FMH impact test, it is to be noted that the impact absorber must have different performance considering the stiffness of the vehicle as the impact position and approach angle of FMH. In this study, an efficient design methodology was developed by using subcomponent collapse simulation instead of conducting full-vehicle simulation, thereby reducing the time and resources spent. Further, this unit-model simulation helps optimize the impact absorbing structure.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.91-98
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• 2004

This paper is concerned with crash analysis for an auto-body member with the forming effect. Auto-body members such as a front frame assembly are fabricated with sheet metal forming processes that induce forming histories such as the plastic work hardening and non-uniform thickness distribution. Numerical simulation is carried out with LS-DYNA3D in order to identify the forming effect on the crashworthiness. The crash analysis of the front frame assembly with the forming effect leads to a different result from that without the forming effect. Crashworthiness such as the load-carrying capacity, the crash mode and the energy absorption are calculated to investigate and identify the forming effect. It is fully demonstrated that the design of auto-body members needs to consider the forming effect for accurate assessment of the load-carrying capacity and the deformation mechanism of the formed members.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.349-356
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• 2004

자동차의 외관품질과 관련된 외판재용 고강도강으로는 내 dent성을 향상을 위해서 IF-HSS강과 BH강의 사용량이 크게 증가하였으며, 최근에는 490MPa급 DP강이 적용되기 시작하고 있다. 그리고 내판 판넬의 경우에는 고가공성 을 갖는 고강도강의 개발으로 고강도강의 사용량이 늘어나고 있다. 내판재 중 승객의 안전과 관련된 멤버, 필라와 같은 구조부재는 중간 정도의 강도를 갖는 고강도강을 주로 적용되어 왔으나, 최근 차체경량화 요구의 증가로 590MPa급 이상 고강도강이 적용되기 시작하였으며, 특히 고속변형에서 에너지 흡수능이 우수한 TRIP (Trans-formation Induced Plasticity)강 및 DP(Dual Phase)강에 대한 관심이 크게 증대되고 있다. 저속충돌에서 차체를 보호하는 범퍼보강재는 고강도화가 빠르게 진행되어, 현재는 석출경화강에 변태 조직 강화를 더한 780MPa급 이상의 초고강도강을 주로 사용하고 있으며, 1370MPa급 까지 적용하고 있다.