Technical Paper
Influence of Inner Panel Structure in Overall Liftgate Performance
2021-04-06
2021-01-0830
Prevailing global industry has set an environment that fosters the search for new procedures, technology and/or knowledge that allows time reduction in vehicle development and, at the same time, to offer the best strength and reliability characteristics to the customers. Constant improvement mindset is applied to those systems that yield the highest interaction with the final user, among those, it is paramount to take notice of systems like the vehicle closures (such as liftgates, hood, doors, etc.). In automotive industry, the efforts to comply with high standards are often focused to incorporate new materials, which are resistant and lightweight, on the other hand, this project explores the liftgate behavior from a more fundamental standpoint, which is the geometry and how it is related to the requirements that the liftgate should comply with.