Impact attenuator system

An impact attenuator system includes a hyperelastic member that comprises an energy-absorbing material which behaves in a rate-independent hyperelastic manner so that its permanent set is minimized and the material can absorb tremendous amounts of impact energy while remaining fully recoverable.

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Hauptverfasser: Kennedy, Jr, James C, Miele, Charles R, Plaxico, Chuck A, Preston, Joseph R, Sayre, Jay R, Versluis, W. Scott, Serman, Carl J, Valentine, Kary L
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An impact attenuator system includes a hyperelastic member that comprises an energy-absorbing material which behaves in a rate-independent hyperelastic manner so that its permanent set is minimized and the material can absorb tremendous amounts of impact energy while remaining fully recoverable.