Model validation for bird strike crashworthiness

Master thesis (2024)

Authors

M. Post Aerospace Engineering

Contributors

Saullo G.P. Castro Group Giovani Pereira Castro - Aerospace Engineering (supervisor 1)
Wydo van de Waerdt Fokker Aerostructures (supervisor 1)
Julie J.E. Teuwen Group Teuwen - Aerospace Engineering (supervisor 2)
Xuerui Wang Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics - Aerospace Engineering (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Aerospace Engineering
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Published Date

16-02-2024

Language

English

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Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Abstract

Bird strike simulations require accurate information about the nonlinear material properties of the bird and structure, dynamic changes in contact between bird and structure, and large displacements and rotations of the structural elements. The soft-body nature of birds allows it to flow fluidly upon impact, making accurate simulation validation difficult. Setting up a model requires evaluating and considering a large number of parameters. To simplify the process of obtaining validated bird strike models, a set of guidelines for setting up the simulations, covering the major parameters that influence the validation of the models, is established. This was done for an EWVT-SPH (Element Weighted Voronoi Tessellation Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics) bird model by following the building block approach laid out by the aerospace standards of SAE-G28 for both rigid and complaint target structures.