Design and simulation of a rear underride protection device (RUPD)for heavy vehicles

• Main Authors: Al-Bahash, Zeid Fadel, Ansari, M.N.M. Ansari, Shah, Qasim Hussain
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
• Subjects: TL1 Motor vehicles
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/56453/1/Design%20and%20simulation%20of%20a%20rear%20underride%20protection%20device%20RUPD%20for%20heavy%20vehicles.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56453/7/56453_Design%20and%20simulation%20of%20a%20rear%20underride_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56453/8/56453_Design%20and%20simulation%20of%20a%20rear%20underride_MYRA.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56453/19/56453_Design%20and%20simulation%20of%20a%20rear%20underride%20protection%20device%20%28RUPD%29for%20heavy%20vehicles_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56453/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13588265.2017.1302040

Every year, thousands of deaths are recorded worldwide due to crashes of small cars with heavy trucks. The highest risk during collision of passengers’ car with a truck is the intrusion of passengers’ compartment under the heavy truck rear underride leading to cause fatal injuries to passengers....