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Occupant Simulation
in Ansys LS-DYNA

Course Overview

This course overviews how to setup and quickly modify airbags, seatbelts, seats, and dummy positioning. We will discuss setting up and modifying occupant restraints in a sled environment using LS-Prepost. Workshops will be used to illustrate these concepts at a fundamental level. Upon completion, you will be able to design and develop your own sled studies for evaluating restraint systems.

Prerequisites

  • Basic knowledge of LS-DYNA
  • Familiarity with LS-Prepost
  • Prior experience with viewing animations, post-processing results (any pre-processor)

Teaching Method

Lectures and computer practical sessions to validate acquired knowledge. 

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Learning Outcome

Following completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the basic keywords required to setup the restraint systems and CAE models of ATD developed by LST.
  • Use one element models, simple models to understand how the solver processes information in the background.
  • Familiarize with errors that can or will occur during this process.
  • Modularize the systems to keep the original input unedited.
  • Convert a full vehicle model into a conceptual subsystem model.
  • Utilize CAE to drive design process and not number crunch.

 Available Dates

Currently, no training dates available

Learning Options

Training materials for this course are available with an Ansys Learning Hub Subscription. If there is no active public schedule available, private training can be arranged. Please contact us.

Agenda

This is a 2-day classroom course covering both lectures and workshops. For virtual training, this course is covered over 8 x 2-hour sessions, lectures only.

Live Classroom Day 1 Live Classroom Day 2

Occupant Restraints Setup

  • Commonly used airbag types
  • Quick modifications of airbags
  • Airbag vent definitions
  • Inflator data
  • Airbag quick fold­ing us­ing LS-Pre­Post®
  • Airbag encapsulation
  • Airbag deployment through seat seam
  • Seatbelt types and combinations
  • Seatbelt routing using LS-PrePost
  • Seatbelt components in LS-DYNA
  • Seat compression
  • Seat deformer tool in LS-PrePost
  • Dummy positioning
  • Dummy data output
  • Occupant-related contact setup

Linear Impactor and Sled Setup Workshop

  • Sensors in occupant modeling
  • Linear impactor test setup
  • Sled test setup