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Vehicle Design: An optimisation process

Factors to be considered: - Crash safety - Structural strength - Performance - Stability - Comfort (noise, vibration. Sources: engine, road inputs) - Ergonomics, Seating, ingress/egress - Aerodynamics - Economy - Manufacturing / Cost - Durability - Aesthetics - Legislative constraints, regulations - Customer choice

Crash Safety related keywords

- Crashworthiness - Energy absorption - Structural components of vehicles - Human anatomy, injury biomechanics - Injury criteria - Accident types (frontal, rear, side impacts, rollover) - Human body modelling - Injury mitigation techniques - Restraint design - Crash mechanics - Passive and active safety - Test procedures, regulations - Crash energy - Accident reconstruction - Crash test dummy

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