L’equip Dynamics UPC Manresa està dissenyant un nou monoplaça gairebé des de zero i una de les parts que s’han de canviar és l’atenuador d’impactes. Aquesta peça s’encarrega de, en cas de xoc frontal, desaccelerar el monoplaça controladament. Com a element de seguretat ha de complir una normativa i passar unes proves per tal d’homologar-lo i que el monoplaça pugui córrer a les diferents competicions i ho pugui fer amb seguretat. Per tant, es tracta de dissenyar aquest element estudiant els diferents materials i geometries per tal de complir la normativa a més d’optimitzar al màxim el pes i el volum. S’utilitzaran programes de simulació per elements finits per a complir els diferents objectius.

The Dynamics UPC Manresa team is designing a new car from scratch and one of the parts that needs to be changed is the impact attenuator. This part is responsible for slowing down the car in a controlled way in the event of a frontal collision. As an element of safety, it must comply with regulations and pass tests in order to be approved and so that the car can run in the different competitions and can do so safely. Therefore, it is a question of designing this element by studying the different materials and geometries in order to comply with the regulations as well as optimizing the weight and volume. Finite element simulation programs will be used to meet the different objectives.