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Automotive Engineering ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1): 121-128.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2021.01.016

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Lightweight Design for the Front⁃end Structure of BIW Based on the Combination of the Design of Experiment and PSI Decision Tool

Dengfeng Wang,Shenhua Li()   

  1. Jilin University,State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control,Changchun 130022
  • Received:2020-04-22 Revised:2020-08-06 Online:2021-01-25 Published:2021-02-03
  • Contact: Shenhua Li E-mail:shli18@mails.jlu.edu.cn

Abstract:

A lightweight design strategy combining design of experiments and PSI decision tool is proposed to improve the efficiency of BIW lightweight design. First of all, a finite element analysis on the basic static?dynamic performance and the frontal collision safety performance of BIW is conducted and the correctness of the finite element model is verified by vehicle frontal crash test. Then the design variables for the front?end structure of the BIW are screened in by using contribution analysis technique. Next, the lightweight candidate solutions for the front?end structure of the BIW are obtained through the design of experiments. Finally, PSI method is used to make multi?objective decision from numerous lightweight candidate solutions to obtain the best lightweight solution. The results show that after lightweight design the mass of front?end structure of BIW is reduced by 4.43 kg, corresponding to a lightweighting rate of 7.23 %, while the performance of BIW meets the design baseline requirements.

Key words: BIW, lightweight, crashworthiness, design of experiments, PSI decision making