ISD 514 (AUTO 514) Course Description
This course will teach the basics of vehicle crashworthiness and occupant protection along with finite element modeling for vehicle safety designs. Specifically, upon completion of this course, the students should be able to understand the general procedures and state-of-the-art tools to evaluate vehicle crash safety, apply fundamental principles to interpret injury mechanisms, safety concerns, and design benefits in different types of crashes, and assess safety systems using finite element crash simulations. This course will be featured with three projects, including a modeling project, a literature review project, and a group project on vehicle crash safety designs.
Number of Credits: 3
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Advisory Prerequisite
No prerequisite is required for this course. However, basic knowledge of finite element analysis is recommended.
System Requirements
Michigan Engineering IT Recommendation for Personal Computer Requirements.
Course Availability
For more information about when this course will be offered, see our projected course schedule.