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Brakes
BEAR has done extensive brake testing and analysis for passenger and
commercial cars and trucks. With over a decade of experience, BEAR has tested and analyzed brake components on hydraulic and pneumatic brake systems. For example, in the image to the left, the brake system of a Hyundai sedan is being tested to determine in the brakes are functioning properly after a claim that the brakes did not work and led to a collision. Full computational analysis can be performed in conjunction with testing to determine the behavior of any braking system.
Impact Analysis
This FEA capability allows us to perform full 3D impact analysis with multiple colliding bodies, including automobile collisions, crane tip-overs, ladder and chair accidents, and more. Rigid and deformable body motion can be analyzed, as well as models that contain both. (For example, in an automobile collision, the front of the automobile that deforms is modeled with deformable elements, and the rear of the automobile can be modeled as a rigid body to reduce the time necessary to run the analysis without losing significant information or accuracy.) These complex models can include human (dummy) components, as well as seat belts and airbags, to determine the dynamic response of a person in the analysis.
Failure or damage, such as tearing, fracture, and buckling, can be computed as a function of time for any components being modeled. This method can be applied to components made of ceramics, steel, plastic, concrete, soil, or any other material. If you would like more information, or have a problem you would like us to analyze, please call or email David Rondinone or Glen Stevick
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