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Carbon Fiber Composite B-Rib for a Next Generation Car

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Adaptive, tolerant and efficient composite structures

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Increasing environmental, economical, and social issues force future car concepts to strive for maximum efficiency. As metal designs have reached a very high level of maturity, further potentials are seen especially with extremely lightweight (carbon) fiber reinforced composites (CFRP) exhibiting high strength and stiffness, which are advantageously integrated into multi-material designs. This section focuses on improvements in weight reduction, safety and modularisation strategies for future cars. A novel Rib and Space-Frame concept incorporating carbon fiber composites is presented. Herein, an essential component replacing the former B-pillar is the B-rib, which uses a novel mechanical principle to meet the side impact crash requirements. Furthermore, using the Rib and Space-Frame concept as an example, the entire process chain of fiber composites—from materials to design, sizing, prototype manufacture, and testing—is being presented also opening up perspectives for future mass production strategies.

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Nickel, J., Hühne, C. (2013). Carbon Fiber Composite B-Rib for a Next Generation Car. In: Wiedemann, M., Sinapius, M. (eds) Adaptive, tolerant and efficient composite structures. Research Topics in Aerospace. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29190-6_22

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