IIHS Side Impact Intrusion
Load a File
- File type
- Select the solver output results file type. Options include:
- Radioss - A0
- LS-DYNA - d3plot
- H3D
- Saved intrusion data
- File name
- Click the file browser icon to select the output results file for the selected file type.
- Load
- Upon clicking Load, the following action is performed based on the selected file type.
Ref coordinate system
- N1, N2, and N3
- Click the arrow, , to pick nodes from the drop-down menu.
- Seat Centerline
- For H Point, select nodes from the drop-down menu for the d3plot and H3D files.
Method
Three methods are available for picking the B-pillar profile:
- Section cut
- Pick two nodes on the top and bottom of the B-pillar and the utility determines the closest node along that line.
- Specify nodes
- Graphically pick the nodes on the screen.
- Specify file
- If node definitions have been saved in a file, you can select that file.
Select comps
Click Components to display the Extended Entity Selection dialog.
Click to review the components.
- Pre-crash
- B Pillar Inner
Curve options
Allows you to edit the following curve display options:
- Title
- The name of curve.
- Mode
- The standard modes available to plot curves. From the drop-down menu, select Append, Overlay or Replace.
- Style
- Select the curve line style.
- Color
- Select the curve line color from the palette.
- Load/Save defaults
- User-specified inputs can be saved as default file (.def) and can be loaded again for future use. Reference coordinate system points, seat mount points, measurement points, and curve options are saved in the default file.
- Export Intrusion
- Exports the last calculated intrusion values into text file. An exported intrusion text file can be reused later by selecting Saved intrusion data as the file type and selecting the respective file.
- Apply
- Upon clicking Apply, the following steps are
performed to plot the final results.
- Validate inputs.
- Calculate intrusion for all measurement points.
- Plot the intrusion plot with standard regulation limit plots. Intrusion values are also tabulated in a separate TextView window.