Optimization Strategies for Crash Relevant Vehicle Structures

New optimization strategies are developed at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as part of the Next Generation Car META-project. Within this project novel vehicle concepts are being investigated as the Urban Modular Vehicle (UMV). A high grade of modularity is the main design specification of the UMV concept. This significantly influences the design of the main structural components. In the presented contribution, the focus lies on the development of new optimisation strategies for this highly modular vehicle concept. Therefore, new strategies were developed which allows the identification of the right material and the required geometry for the main crash related components.