This article presents the experimental results of crash test of Fiat Cinquecento performed by Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC) and the simulation results obtained with program called V-SIM for default settings. At the next stage a wheel was blocked and the parameters of contact between the vehicle and the barrier were changed for better results matching. The following contact parameters were identified: stiffness at compression phase, stiffness at restitution phase, the coefficients of restitution and friction. The changes lead to various post-impact positions, which shows sensitivity of the results to contact parameters. V-SIM is commonly used by expert witnesses who tend to use default settings, therefore the companies offering simulation programs should identify those parameters with due diligence.
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Kostek, R., & Aleksandrowicz, P. (2017). Simulation of car collision with an impact block. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 252). Institute of Physics Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/252/1/012008
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