Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the invention provides a small offset collision structure optimization method, which is used for scientifically dividing a vehicle body structure into a plurality of collision areas, defining an optimization direction, greatly saving development cost and shortening development period.
A method of small offset crash structure optimization, the method comprising:
establishing a vehicle body model in LS-DYNA software, and dividing a vehicle body structure into a collision areas, wherein a is more than or equal to 2;
b types of structures with different force transmission levels are designed for each collision area, wherein b is more than or equal to 2;
designing an orthogonal test of a factor a level of b, and calculating the equivalent axial force of each collision area by using formulas (1), (2) and (3) based on the calculation result of the simulation test;
taking the equivalent axial force of each collision area as an input variable, taking the invasion amount of the upper hinge column, the invasion amount of the lower hinge column and the threshold deformation amount as output variables, establishing a second-order response surface model by using mathematical software, carrying out multi-objective optimization solution on the second-order response surface model, and selecting an optimal solution by combining an optimization result;
Fi=aiFgeneral assembly (2)
Wherein E isiFor absorbing energy for a component in the ith impact zone, EintFor total energy absorbed in the collision, FiIs the equivalent axial force of the i-th collision zone, EiAnd FGeneral assemblyObtained from LS-DYNA software, m is the mass of the whole vehicle, v0Initial speed of the vehicle, vx、vyThe residual speed of the whole automobile in the x direction and the y direction after collision.
In the embodiment of the invention, the step of performing multi-objective optimization solution on the second-order response surface model comprises the following steps:
and solving by using an NSGA-II multi-target genetic algorithm to obtain a continuous multi-target optimization Pareto solution, and selecting an optimal solution by combining an optimization result.
In the embodiment of the present invention, when a is equal to 4, 4 collision regions are defined as a first collision region, a second collision region, a third collision region and a fourth collision region, the first collision region, the second collision region and the third collision region respectively correspond to three longitudinal collision loads of a vehicle body, the fourth collision region corresponds to one lateral collision load of the vehicle body, the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is the length direction of the vehicle body, and the lateral direction of the vehicle body is the width direction of the vehicle body.
In the embodiment of the invention, the front portion of the vehicle body to the front end region of the front side frame is divided into the first collision region, the front end of the front side frame to the front end region of the a-pillar is divided into the second collision region, the region behind the a-pillar and the a-pillar is divided into the third collision region, and the entire lateral region of the vehicle body is divided into the fourth collision region.
In an embodiment of the invention, when b equals 3, 3 force transfer levels are defined as a first force transfer level, a second force transfer level and a third force transfer level, respectively;
for the first force transmission level, the first, second, third and fourth impact zones are all designed as a base structure of the vehicle body;
for the second force transmission level, designing the first collision area as an anti-collision beam widening and energy-absorbing box volume increasing structure, designing the second collision area as an upper short beam Energyababsorbing-Ring structure, designing the third collision area as a surrounding structure of the root part of the front longitudinal beam, and designing the fourth collision area as a structure that a transverse reinforcing piece is added on the upper short beam Energyababsorbing-Ring structure;
for the third force transmission level, the first collision area is designed to be added with an auxiliary frame energy absorption box, the second collision area is designed to be added with the cross section of the upper short beam enlarged and the material of the upper short beam lifted, the third collision area is designed to be a floor annular structure, a doorsill is reinforced, and the fourth collision area is designed to be used for lifting the material of the transverse reinforcing piece and the thickness of the transverse reinforcing piece.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the energy absorbing-Ring structure of the upper short beam includes a first annular energy absorbing structure composed of the upper short beam, the front side member, and a coaming lower beam, the upper short beam is in an arc structure, one end of the upper short beam is fixed to the a-pillar, the other end of the upper short beam is fixed to the front end of the front side member, the rear end of the front side member is fixed to a front wall, the coaming lower beam is fixed to the front wall and the a-pillar, one end of the coaming lower beam is connected to the front side member, the other end of the coaming lower beam extends to the upper short beam, one end of the transverse reinforcing member is fixed to the upper short beam, and the other end of the transverse reinforcing member is fixed to the front side member.
In an embodiment of the invention, the front side member root surrounding type structure is a second annular energy absorption structure composed of a front side member outer plate, a first torque box, the coaming lower cross beam and the a column, the front side member outer plate and the first torque box are fixed on the front side member, one end of the front side member outer plate is connected with the coaming lower cross beam, the other end of the front side member outer plate is connected with the first torque box, and one end of the first torque box far away from the front side member outer plate is connected with the a column.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the floor ring structure includes a third ring energy absorption structure composed of a front sill inner panel, a front floor reinforcement beam, a front floor stringer, and a second torque box, the front sill inner panel and the front floor stringer are disposed opposite to each other in a vehicle lateral direction, one end of the front floor reinforcement beam is fixed to the front sill inner panel, the other end of the front floor reinforcement beam is fixed to the front floor stringer, one end of the second torque box is fixed to the front sill inner panel, and the other end of the second torque box is fixed to the front floor stringer.
In an embodiment of the invention, the doorsill comprises a front doorsill outer plate, a front doorsill inner plate, a plurality of reinforcing rib plates and an edge reinforcing plate, the front doorsill outer plate and the front doorsill inner plate are buckled with each other, an inner cavity is formed between the front doorsill outer plate and the front doorsill inner plate, the reinforcing rib plates are fixed on the cavity wall of the inner cavity at intervals, the edge reinforcing plate is arranged along the length direction of the doorsill, and the edge reinforcing plate is fixed on the cavity wall of the inner cavity.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the upper hinge post intrusion is controlled to be less than or equal to 75mm, according to the structural target rating requirement of "excellent" for IIHS; the lower hinge pillar intrusion amount is less than or equal to 150 mm; the threshold deformation is less than or equal to 50 mm.
The small bias collision structure optimization method scientifically divides the vehicle body structure into a plurality of collision areas, defines the optimization direction, realizes the programming of the small bias collision structure optimization process, and defines the optimization steps; and through the adjustment of the non-platform structure of the collision area, the small offset collision performance of different weight vehicle types in the platform is ensured, the change range of the platform vehicle type in the switching process is reduced, the development cost can be greatly saved, and the development period can be shortened.
Detailed Description
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a vehicle body structure divided into 4 collision zones by the small offset collision structure optimization method of the invention, and as shown in fig. 1, the small offset collision structure optimization method includes:
establishing a vehicle body model in LS-DYNA software, and dividing a vehicle body structure 100 into a collision areas, wherein a is more than or equal to 2;
b types of structures with different force transmission levels are designed for each collision area, wherein b is more than or equal to 2;
designing an orthogonal test of a factor a level of b, and calculating the equivalent axial force of each collision area by using formulas (1), (2) and (3) based on the calculation result of the simulation test;
taking the equivalent axial force of each collision area as an input variable, taking the above hinge column invasion amount C1, the lower hinge column invasion amount C2 and the threshold deformation amount C3 as output variables, establishing a second-order response surface model by using mathematical software, carrying out multi-objective optimization solution on the second-order response surface model, and selecting an optimization solution by combining an optimization result;
the formulas are as follows:
Fi=aiFgeneral assembly (2)
Wherein E isiFor absorbing energy of a component in the ith impact zone, EintFor total energy absorbed in the collision, FiIs the equivalent axial force of the i-th collision zone, EiAnd FGeneral assemblyObtained from LS-DYNA software, m is the mass of the whole vehicle, v0Initial speed of the vehicle, vx、vyThe residual speed of the whole automobile in the x direction and the y direction after collision. In the present embodiment, the equivalent axial force of each collision region is input to the LS-DYNA software by the upper hinge pillar intrusion amount C1, the lower hinge pillar intrusion amount C2, and the rocker deformation amount C3, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
The small bias collision structure optimization method scientifically divides the vehicle body structure 100 into a plurality of collision areas, defines the optimization direction, realizes the programming of the small bias collision structure optimization process, and defines the optimization steps; and through the adjustment of the non-platform structure of the collision area, the small offset collision performance of different weight vehicle types in the platform is ensured, the change range of the platform vehicle type in the switching process is reduced, the development cost can be greatly saved, and the development period can be shortened.
Further, the step of performing multi-objective optimization solution on the second-order response surface model comprises the following steps:
and solving by using an NSGA-II multi-target genetic algorithm to obtain a continuous multi-target optimization Pareto solution, and selecting an optimal solution by combining an optimization result.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, when a is equal to 4, 4 collision regions are defined as a
first collision region 101a, a second collision region 101b, a
third collision region 101c and a
fourth collision region 101d, respectively, the
first collision region 101a, the second collision region 101b and the
third collision region 101c correspond to three longitudinal collision loads of the vehicle body, respectively, the
fourth collision region 101d corresponds to one lateral collision load of the vehicle body, the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is the length direction of the vehicle body, and the lateral direction of the vehicle body is the width direction of the vehicle body. In this embodiment, E
1、E
2、E
3The energy E of each collision area is obtained by reading the LS-DYNA simulation calculation result (reading the internal energy of components in each collision area and summing
1、E
2、E
3) (ii) a Meanwhile, according to the simulation result, the crushing amount (length before collision-length after collision) L of each collision area is calculated
1、L
2、L
3And finally obtaining the equivalent effect:
E
4is obtained by calculation through the kinetic energy theorem: before a collision (i.e., at time t equal to 0 ms), the y-direction (lateral) velocity is zero, and after a collision (i.e., at time t equal to 200 ms), the y-direction velocity is v
y(this value can be obtained by reading the LS-DYNA simulation calculation result), then
Meanwhile, the y-direction displacement of the whole vehicle in the collision process is d (the value can be obtained by reading an LS-DYNA simulation calculation result); equivalent effect can be obtained by conversion according to the energy conservation theorem
As shown in fig. 1, the vehicle body front portion to the front end region of the front side frame 23 is divided into a first collision region 101a, the front end of the front side frame 23 to the front end region of the a-pillar 26 is divided into a second collision region 101b, the region behind the a-pillar 26 and the a-pillar 26 is divided into a third collision region 101c, and the entire vehicle body lateral region is divided into a fourth collision region 101 d.
Further, when b is equal to 3, 3 force transmission levels are defined as a first force transmission level, a second force transmission level and a third force transmission level respectively;
for a first transmission level, the first crash zone 101a, the second crash zone 101b, the third crash zone 101c and the fourth crash zone 101d are each designed as a base structure of the vehicle body;
for the second force transmission level, the first impact area 101a is designed to be widened on the anti-collision beam 27 and the volume of the energy absorption box 28 is increased, the second impact area 101b is designed to be an upper short beam Energyabsorbing-Ring structure 20, the third impact area 101c is designed to be a front longitudinal beam root surrounding type structure 30, and the fourth impact area 101d is designed to be added with a transverse reinforcing piece 21 on the upper short beam Energyabsorbing-Ring structure 20;
for a third force transfer level, the first impact area 101a is designed to add a sub-frame crash box (not shown), the second impact area 101b is designed to increase the cross section of the upper short beam 22 and lift the material of the upper short beam 22 (for example, replacing common metal devices with alloy devices), the third impact area 101c is designed to be the floor ring structure 40 and reinforce the door sill 50, and the fourth impact area 101d is designed to lift the material of the transversal reinforcement 21 and the thickness of the transversal reinforcement 21, as shown in table 1 below:
in this embodiment, by controlling the longitudinal/lateral force transmission of the force transmission structures in each collision region (mainly the second collision region 101b and the fourth collision region 101d), adjusting the force transmission distribution of 4 collision regions (adjusting the force transmission distribution by increasing or decreasing the reinforcing structure, lifting the material, and the like), designing orthogonal tests repeatedly and establishing a second-order response surface model, development of small offset collision structures of different mass vehicle types can be realized, and a platform design is realized.
Further, fig. 2 is a schematic view of an upper short beam energy absorption-Ring structure of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 2, the upper short beam energy absorption-Ring structure 20 is a first annular energy absorption structure composed of an upper short beam 22, a front longitudinal beam 23 and a coaming lower cross beam 24, the upper short beam 22 is an arc-shaped structure, one end of the upper short beam 22 is fixed to an a-pillar 26, the other end of the upper short beam 22 is fixed to a front end of the front longitudinal beam 23, a rear end of the front longitudinal beam 23 is fixed to a front cowl 25, the coaming lower cross beam 24 is fixed to the front cowl 25 and the a-pillar 26, one end of the coaming lower cross beam 24 is connected to the front longitudinal beam 23, the other end of the coaming lower cross beam 24 extends to the upper short beam 22, one end of a transverse reinforcement 21 is fixed to the upper short beam 22, and the other end of the transverse reinforcement 21 is fixed to the front longitudinal beam 23.
Further, fig. 3 is a schematic view of the front side member root surrounding type structure of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 3, the front side member root surrounding type structure 30 is a second annular energy absorption structure composed of a front side member outer plate 31, a first torque box 32, a coaming lower cross beam 24, and an a pillar 26, the front side member outer plate 31 and the first torque box 32 are fixed on the front coaming 25, one end of the front side member outer plate 31 is connected with the coaming lower cross beam 24, the other end of the front side member outer plate 31 is connected with the first torque box 32, and one end of the first torque box 32 far from the front side member outer plate 31 is connected with the a pillar 26.
Further, fig. 4 is a schematic view of the floor ring structure of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 4, the floor ring structure 40 is a third ring energy absorbing structure composed of a front sill inner 42, a front floor reinforcing beam 43, a front floor side member 44 and a second torque box 45, the front sill inner 42 and the front floor side member 44 are disposed opposite to each other in the lateral direction of the vehicle body, one end of the front floor reinforcing beam 43 is fixed to the front sill inner 42, the other end of the front floor reinforcing beam 43 is fixed to the front floor side member 44, one end of the second torque box 45 is fixed to the front sill inner 42, and the other end of the second torque box 45 is fixed to the front floor side member 44.
Further, fig. 5 is a schematic view of the connection of the rocker of the present invention and the a-pillar, and fig. 6 is a schematic view of the detachment of the rocker of the present invention and the a-pillar, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the rocker 50 includes a front rocker outer panel 52, a front rocker inner panel 42, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 53 and an edge reinforcing panel 54, the front rocker outer panel 52 and the front rocker inner panel 42 are fastened to each other, an inner cavity is formed between the front rocker outer panel 52 and the front rocker inner panel 42, the reinforcing ribs 53 are fixed to the cavity wall of the inner cavity at intervals, the edge reinforcing panel 54 is disposed along the length direction of the rocker 50, and the edge reinforcing panel 54 is fixed to the cavity wall of the inner cavity.
Further, the upper hinge pillar intrusion amount C1 is controlled to be less than or equal to 75mm according to the structural target rating requirement of IIHS "excellent"; the lower hinge pillar intrusion amount C2 is less than or equal to 150 mm; the threshold deformation amount C3 is less than or equal to 50mm, and considering the difference in deformation between simulation and test, it is preferable to control the upper hinge pillar intrusion amount C1 to be less than or equal to 40 mm; the lower hinge pillar intrusion amount C2 is less than or equal to 100 mm; the threshold deformation amount C3 is less than or equal to 30 mm.
Further, when a is equal to 4 and b is equal to 3, design orthogonal test Table L9 (3)4) As shown in table 2 below:
the equivalent axial force of each collision zone is calculated by using the formulas (1), (2) and (3), and the calculation result is shown in table 3:
the approximate functional expression fitted is:
the approximate function expression may be generated in the LS-DYNA software.
Considering the difference of deformation of simulation and test, the upper hinge pillar intrusion amount C1 is controlled to be less than or equal to 40mm, the lower hinge pillar intrusion amount C2 is controlled to be less than or equal to 100mm, and the threshold deformation amount C3 is controlled to be less than or equal to 30mm, the closer the target is to the upper limit value in the feasible range, the less the design margin of the optimization scheme is, the high optimization effect is considered, and the optimization result is combined to select an optimization solution, namely case 3 which is the closest to the optimization solution: f1=91.5kN,F2=224.8kN,F3=288.5kN,F478.1kN, calculated C1-36, C2-78, C3-28 are the closest, and it can be observed that case 5 is also closer to the target value, and the optimization goal can also be achieved by increasing the y-stiffness appropriately.
From the simulation result, the optimized front longitudinal beam 23 and the optimized auxiliary frame longitudinal beam are fully deformed and absorb energy, the front part of the hinge column is collapsed and absorbs energy, the rear part of the hinge column is kept stable, small invasion of the hinge column and deformation of the threshold 50 are guaranteed, and the integral integrity of the passenger compartment is good.
Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of intrusion change of a vehicle body structure after optimization by using a small offset collision structural optimization method, as shown in fig. 7, static deformation of positions of each measuring point is compared before and after optimization, wherein after structural optimization, the most obvious decrease of intrusion amount of the measuring points is an upper column hinge, a lower column hinge, a door sill 50 and an instrument panel measuring point, and the vehicle body structure 100 is successfully optimized to an 'excellent' evaluation grade through force transmission and energy absorption matching of different collision areas.
From the aspect of platformization, large structures such as longitudinal beams, floors and doorsills 50 are generally designed to be platform pieces, and small parts such as upper short beams 22 and hinge columns are adaptively adjusted to meet the development target of collision performance of different vehicle types. By utilizing the advanced collision structure represented by the upper short beam Energyabsorbing-Ring structure 20, the front longitudinal beam root surrounding structure 30, the floor annular structure 40, the reinforced doorsill 50 and the like designed by the invention, the small offset collision performance development of different mass vehicle types within a certain range can be realized by utilizing the characteristic of large transverse rigidity adjusting space and combining the method to carry force matching energy absorption control method for different collision areas, and the forward development of the platformized small offset collision structure is realized.
The present invention is not limited to the specific details of the above-described embodiments, and various simple modifications may be made to the technical solution of the present invention within the technical idea of the present invention, and these simple modifications are within the protective scope of the present invention. The various features described in the foregoing detailed description may be combined in any suitable manner without departing from the scope of the invention. The invention is not described in detail in order to avoid unnecessary repetition.