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    Impact Attenuator Calculations

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    1) A drop test was chosen to simulate the impact of a 300kg vehicle traveling at 7m/s into a barrier to test if an impact attenuator could absorb the 7,350J of kinetic energy as required. 2) The test specifications were to drop a 300kg mass from a height of 2.49m onto the impact attenuator, achieving an impact velocity of 6.98m/s, equal to the required 7,350J of energy. 3) High speed video would record the test, and deceleration values would be calculated using kinematic equations by analyzing the impact as a series of small deformation steps over time. Peak and average decelerations would be determined.

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    Impact Attenuator Calculations

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    1) A drop test was chosen to simulate the impact of a 300kg vehicle traveling at 7m/s into a barrier to test if an impact attenuator could absorb the 7,350J of kinetic energy as required. 2) The test specifications were to drop a 300kg mass from a height of 2.49m onto the impact attenuator, achieving an impact velocity of 6.98m/s, equal to the required 7,350J of energy. 3) High speed video would record the test, and deceleration values would be calculated using kinematic equations by analyzing the impact as a series of small deformation steps over time. Peak and average decelerations would be determined.

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    1) A drop test was chosen to simulate the impact of a 300kg vehicle traveling at 7m/s into a barrier to test if an impact attenuator could absorb the 7,350J of kinetic energy as required. 2) The test specifications were to drop a 300kg mass from a height of 2.49m onto the impact attenuator, achieving an impact velocity of 6.98m/s, equal to the required 7,350J of energy. 3) High speed video would record the test, and deceleration values would be calculated using kinematic equations by analyzing the impact as a series of small deformation steps over time. Peak and average decelerations would be determined.

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    Impact Attenuator Calculations

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    1) A drop test was chosen to simulate the impact of a 300kg vehicle traveling at 7m/s into a barrier to test if an impact attenuator could absorb the 7,350J of kinetic energy as required. 2) The test specifications were to drop a 300kg mass from a height of 2.49m onto the impact attenuator, achieving an impact velocity of 6.98m/s, equal to the required 7,350J of energy. 3) High speed video would record the test, and deceleration values would be calculated using kinematic equations by analyzing the impact as a series of small deformation steps over time. Peak and average decelerations would be determined.

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    Impact attenuator Calculations

    According to the availability of the resources drop test was chosen to test the required energy absorbed.

    Since according to the rules of SUPRA SAE INDIA.

    The team must submit test data to show that their Impact

    Attenuator, when mounted on the front of a vehicle with a

    total mass of 300 kg and run into a solid, non-yielding

    impact barrier with a velocity of impact of 7.0

    m/s (23.0 ft/sec), would give an average deceleration of

    the vehicle not to exceed 20 g, with a peak deceleration

    less than or equal to 40 g.

    The kinetic energy for which the impact attenuator is

    designed is given by:

    K.E. = (1/2)*m*v2

    K.E = (1/2)*300*72

    K.E = 7,350 J

    To simulate the given scenario, a drop weigh test was

    conducted. The mass (m) was dropped on the impact

    attenuator, which was kept on the ground from a known

    height (h). The velocity (v) of the mass (m) dropped from

    a height (h) can be given by the relation:

    v = (2*g*h)

    Where, g (acceleration due to gravity) =9.8 m/s2; and for

    velocity of 7 m/s, the required height is 2.497 m.

    So, the

    velocity, for a drop height of 2.49m can be approximated as:


    v = 6.98 m/s [By Conservation of Energy]

    Thus, the specifications of the drop weight test would be:

    Height (h) = 2.49 m, Mass (m) = 300 kg, Velocity of impact

    (v) = 6.98 m/s & Energy (E) = 7350J.

    Drop test would be done with the availability of a high speed camera to measure the time taken to
    reduce the velocity of the weight from 9.9 m/s to 0.

    For the first step of deformation:

    Velocity of impact (u) = 9.9m/s

    Deformation = s (known)

    Time period of deformation = t (known)

    Deceleration during the step = a (unknown)

    Final velocity (at the end of the step) = v (unknown)

    According to motion Equations:

    s = u*t + (1/2)*a*t2

    Thus, a would be calculated.

    v = u + a*t

    Thus, v would also be calculated.

    For the deformation of second step, the final velocity of

    first step becomes the initial velocity of the second step

    with rest of the procedure remaining same. The amount of

    deformation would be noted from the scale and the time would be noted

    from the video. So, the deceleration and final velocity of

    the second step would calculated using the equations of

    motion.

    Thus, the final velocity of second step becomes the initial


    velocity of third step and so on. The whole deformation is

    analyzed by dividing it into a number of small steps. The

    maximum value of deceleration amongst all the steps

    would give the peak deceleration.

    The average deceleration would be calculated by considering the

    initial condition, just before the impact, and the final

    condition, just when the deformation is complete.

    The initial velocity (u) = 9.9m/s

    Total deformation = s (known)

    Time period of deformation = t (known)

    Let the average deceleration = a (unknown)

    From the equations of motion:

    s = u*t + (1/2)*a*t2

    Thus average value of deceleration would be calculated.

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