Bolt on armature. Crush cans design to absorb low speed impact avoiding damage to the BIW (bolt on parts excepted). 2 piece BIW sidemembers (with local reinforcements) - primary modular design, etc.) Fuel filler pocket (plastic / steel) Trunklid hinges (swan neck / multi link) Carry Over NMC1 Opportunities BIW Door systems Structural Foam Solutions NMC1 based FE investigation proposal Potential NMC1 physical build and test FEA ‘head start’ using morphed NMC1 structure. Opportunity to reduce box section sizes (e.g. sill section) from NMC1 platform. Understand effect of VFra Baidu bibliotek engine package on front crash perfromance. cope with thatcham regulations Zone 2 – Primary energy absorption structure Zone 3 – Reduce cabin intrusion and maintain passenger cell integrity Side Impact Structure Bolt on armature. Crush cans design to absorb low speed impact avoiding damage to the BIW (bolt on parts excepted). energy absorption structure during front crash events Cabin Front Crash Load Distribution Paths A Post / Cantrail continuous HSS box section UHSS continuous front to rear sill box section HSS Centre Tunnel HSS A Post Lower section with internal Hinge reinforcements Front Crash Load Paths Zone 3 Zone 2 Zone 1 Side View Bottom View Key Zone 1 – Designed to crush fully to Roof Bow and Headers to carry loads across the car HSS B Post Inner and Outer to resist bending A Post / Cantrail continuous HSS box section UHSS Front Seat Crossmembers with steel Tunnel Reinforcements to carry loads across the car Advanced body structure weight saving technologies Material selection (UHS Steels, Aluminium) New technologies Space Frame Plastic Spare Wheel Well Exterior Trim controllable crash mechanism and provide required levels of stiffness for chassis mounting. Primary energy absorption structure – designed to minimise cabin intrusion and avoid any fuel tank damage. NLC BIW Strategy Contents Link 1. Link 2. Link 3. Link 4. Link 5. Link 6. Link 7. Link 8. NMC1 Crash Overview Closures Materials (Steel / Aluminium / Plastic) Side door strategy (full length inner / outer pressings, rolled section frame, 1. NMC1 Crash Structure Overview NMC1 Primary Front Crash Structure Secondary load paths into the sill and tunnel Additional ‘anti intrusion’ panels (inside cabin) designed to drive load into the A post structure Primary crash back up structure – designed to minimise cabin intrusion. Extensive use HSS and UHSS steel. Steel Heelboard Reinforcement to carry loads across the car Constant UHSS sill section with internal reinforcements Rear Crash Additional Reinforcements added locally to assist