Lighweight Structures Research Team of FTMD Develop Software Crash Box
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – As the development center for science and technology (IPTEK), ITB show their commitment to support innovation and research related to the latest technology, including in automotive materials. In cooperation with JFE Steel—a well-established steel manufacturer in Japan—Material Engineering Program of ITB and FTMD ITB held a joint seminar on Thursday (16/03/17) at Seminar Room Labtek II, FTMD building. The seminar entitled “Advanced Technology Related to Automotive Steel Sheets” was supported by the embassy of Japan in Indonesia. Dr. Eng. Asep Ridwan ST., M.Sc said that the event—has regularly been held these last three consecutive years—was inspired by the demand of automotive industry for flexible and strong material for vehicles. About 70 participants attended the seminar, which presented seven experts in steel from both JFE Steel and ITB regarding the latest steel material development in automotive.
The seminar was held in three sessions. Crash-worthiness—the degree to which a vehicle will protect its occupants from the effects of an accident—was presented on the second session. Prof. Dr. Tatacipta Dirgantara (Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering Program of ITB) with the topic “Development of Crash Box: Energy Absorber Component of Vehicles” systematically explained the output of his collaborative research with five other professors in Lightweight Structures Research Groups of FTMD, the Crash Box Designer software. The software features theoretical, numeric, and experiment to enhance efficiency and suppress the cost of changing the shape of design crash box. Moreover, all the user has to do is enter the data/type of the car.
“The software has been validated and collaborated with extensive modeling data. During the experiment, we compared the absorbance of single wall, double wall, foam filled and top hat crash boxes,” said Tatacipta.
The seminar ended with a research presentation on atmospheric corrosion in various places in Indonesia by Mr. Dedy Asdiawan (PT JFE Steel Galvanizing Indonesia). Exchanges in Information, technology and academic culture between international industry practitioners and education institution such as ITB is definitely desirable. ITB is expected to maintain cooperation with JFE Steel in development research on Material.
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