ISSN: 2167-7670
Fang XF and Grote M
High-performance lightweight materials such as continuous fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) have become increasingly important for the development of efficient and economical car bodies. However, systematic design with composite materials and hybrid combinations of FRP and metallic materials is extremely demanding. Therefore, the entire design process must be supported by new methods that should be applied in the early phase of car body design in order to avoid wrong decisions.