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The design of new cars requires the satisfaction of ever stricter safety standards defined by certification regulations and to match the continuously growing attention of the customer for safety. Hence, it is necessary to improve every component of the vehicle to achieve better performance. An effective component in reducing loads transmitted to the driver chest in frontal crashes is the deformable steering wheel column, capable of collapsing with high energy absorption while reacting with little axial loads. The controlled collapse of the column can be achieved by inserting a corrugated tube. To achieve optimum performance it is necessary to find the proper value of its geometrical parameters. Aim of the work is to show how the use of the structural optimization approach based on the response surface methodology is an effective strategy to optimize such a component.
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Belingardi, G., Avalle, M. (1999). Optimization of a Passive Safety Device by Means of the Response Surface Methodology. In: Batoz, JL., Chedmail, P., Cognet, G., Fortin, C. (eds) Integrated Design and Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering ’98. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9198-0_11
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