The development of passive safety structures is an essential part of the design of any vehicle. The main assignments of energy-absorbing structures are to minimize the impact on the passenger and to maintain the operability of the main vehicles units. Current study is dedicated to the problem of increasing the passive safety level of a racecar by using a composite energy-absorbing structure. The front impact energy absorber for “Formula Student” racecar that meets the requirements of the competition regulations was developed in the scope of current research. The geometrical parameters of the construction were selected for the further layout within the framework of the racecar design. A finite element structural analysis was carried out in the Altair Hypercrash software package.
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