Wavelet-Based Estimation of Modal parameters of a Vehicle involved in a Full-Scale Impact

In this paper, a wavelet-based approach is presented for estimation of vehicle modal parameters. The acceleration of a colliding vehicle is measured in its center of gravity — this crash pulse contains detailed information about vehicle behavior throughout a collision. Three types of signal analysis are elaborated here: time domain analysis (i.e. description of kinematics of a vehicle in time domain), the frequency analysis (identification of the parameters of the crash pulse in frequency domain), and the time-frequency analysis, which comprises those techniques that study a signal in both the time and frequency domains simultaneously, using Morlet wavelet properties. The frequency components of the recorded crash pulse are identified by determining the ridge of the wavelet coefficients matrix. Having knowledge of the natural frequency of the signal, the damping factor for a given mode shape of the signal is estimated. In this work the major frequencies of the crash pulse are determined and the damping factor for the major mode shape is identified. The comparative analysis between the current method's outcome, the response of a model established previously by using different approach and the behavior of a real car is performed and reliability of the actual methods and tools is evaluated.

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