Measurement and repair of structural body damage to cars in collisions

Author

Wu, Yunxi ; Zhou, Yuehong ; Peng, Xiaolong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. & Electron. Eng., Guangdong Vocational Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Zhuhai, China

fYear

2011

fDate

15-17 July 2011

Firstpage

1381

Lastpage

1385

Abstract

This paper provides an analysis of the ideal characteristics and the types of deformation on car body structures during front-on and side-on collisions, the structural dimensions of car bodies need to be recovered to repair collided cars that suffer from structural damage to ensure car safety and reliability following repair. Proposal of the processes, principles and methods of car body repair by utilizing multi-purpose fixtures and clamps, accurate 3D measurement system for car bodies, and a multi-directional pulling device, to improve the precision of repair to collided cars, thus reducing reworking rates.

Keywords

automobile manufacture; clamps; deformation; fracture; impact testing; maintenance engineering; reliability; road safety; vehicle dynamics; 3D measurement system; car body repair; car body structure; car safety; clamp; collided car; deformation; front-on collision; multidirectional pulling device; multipurpose fixture; reliability; side-on collision; structural body damage; structural damage; structural dimension; Clamps; Coordinate measuring machines; Force; Length measurement; Maintenance engineering; Safety; Three dimensional displays; body measurement; body repair; collision car; deformation modes; structural damage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mechanic Automation and Control Engineering (MACE), 2011 Second International Conference on

Conference_Location

Hohhot

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9436-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MACE.2011.5987202

Filename

5987202