General Aviation Airplane Structural Crashworthiness User's Manual. Volume II - Input-Output Techniques and Applications. Revision.

Abstract

Program KRASH has several features which can be used effectively to evaluate crashworthiness capability of vehicles during the initial stages of a design. Conceptually the program is designed to define the general behavior of structure and to provide data which can be utilized to assess chances of occupant survivability during a severe crash environment. While KRASH currently contains one measure of injury potential (Dynamic Response Index, DRI), the data obtained from KRASH are more useful as input to more complex seat-occupant-restraint system models. Since the program utilizes simplified and approximate representations of structure, it best can be described as a preliminary design tool.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075949

Entities

People

  • Gil Wittlin
  • Max A. Gamon
  • William L. Labarge

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computer Programming
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Dynamic Response
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fuselages
  • Intellectual Property
  • Landing Gear
  • Mechanics
  • Network Protocols
  • Nose Wheels
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Shell Scripts
  • Skull
  • Spars
  • Tubes

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computer Science.
  • Explosive Engineering.