Recreation of a Collision between a 1991 Acura Integra and a 1996 Mercury Villager ME115 Fall 2007 Satapana Buthken Josh Pirkl

Problem Information  Head on collision between 2 vehicles.  Known speed and directions.  Model will not take into account post- accident driver actions. (i.e. braking)

Satellite view of Intersection

Objectives  Analyze the movement of the vehicles before, during, and after the collision.  Measure the forces on the vehicles during the collision.  Determine initial velocities and the resultant damage from increasing and decreasing these velocities.  Determine the final position of the vehicles and compare this to the actual collision.

Creating the Vehicles (SolidWorks) 1996 Mercury Villager 1991 Acura Integra

Nastran 4D Modeling & Results

Nastran 4D Video

Questions?