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Corus and DAF Trucks have collaborated to develop a computer simulation crash model that they believe will lead to safer future truck designs.

With road freight increasing across Europe, there is growing pressure on manufacturers to design safer trucks that protect the driver and other road users. In addition, improving the performance and truck containment of modern roadside crash barrier systems is an area that can greatly contribute to increased road safety.

DAF supplied its latest engineering data to Corus Tubes, based in Corby, UK. Using this data and working with DAF, Corus has been able to develop a crash simulation model, which has led to the development of a high containment barrier system for commercial vehicles. The collaboration now provides DAF with access to this crash simulation model based on the latest engineering data that can be used to enhance their own evaluation during new model development.

Henk Voets from DAF Trucks in Eindhoven commented: ‘While using CAE simulation techniques is now standard practice in truck design, by working with Corus, this unique crash simulation model has enabled us to go one step further.

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