Design and impact analysis of a jeep bumper made of composite material

Abstract

While designing the bumper in the automobile considering the impact during the collision is important. The first part that gets involved in the collision is the bumper. The design of the bumper has to be optimized in a way that it absorbs more energy in order to reduce the impact on the car and passengers. Materials play a vital role in the resistance of a bumper, hence the material to be used has to be chosen wisely. Another important aspect of bumper design is that what percent it contributes to the total weight of the car. The usage of composite material can solve both the criteria of weight reduction and equivalent performance to existing bumper materials such as ABS (steel reinforced), and other metal bumpers.