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Tutorial 7 Introduction To Airbag Folding

This tutorial provides instructions for creating different types of folds in coarse and fine mesh airbag models using LS-PrePost. It demonstrates how to define thin, tuck, thick, and spiral folds by selecting nodes and fold parameters. The key steps are to identify nodes, apply fold definitions, preview the results, and save the folded models.

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Tutorial 7 Introduction To Airbag Folding

This tutorial provides instructions for creating different types of folds in coarse and fine mesh airbag models using LS-PrePost. It demonstrates how to define thin, tuck, thick, and spiral folds by selecting nodes and fold parameters. The key steps are to identify nodes, apply fold definitions, preview the results, and save the folded models.

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Tutorial 7: Introduction to airbag folding

Case description:
Part I: Thin fold
Part II: Tuck fold / Thick fold
Part III: Thin fold / Spiral fold

Files required:
airbag coarse.zip,airbag_fine.zip

Step 1: Open coarse mesh airbag model


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File Open LS-Dyna Keyword File


open airbag_coarse.k
click Bottom render button
FEMModel and PartAssembly and Select Part
select "4 rigid inflator can" from the list
click Rev
click Done

Step 2: Identify fold defining nodes


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FEMelement ToolsIdentify
click Top render button
click +10 render button (changes to -10)
click Rx render button 3 times
enter Key in ID=1:30
press Enter on keyboard
click Done

Step 3: Create Thin fold definition #1


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ApplicationAirbag Folding
for N1, pick node ID 1 from graphics window
for N2, pick node ID 2 from graphics window
for Active, pick node ID 3 from graphics window
select Up
click Apply

Step 4:Create Thin fold definitions #2-9


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N1=4, N2=5, Active=6, select Down


click Apply
N1=7, N2=8, Active=9, select Up
click Apply
N1=10, N2=11, Active=12, select Up
click Apply
N1=13, N2=14, Active=15, select Down
click Apply
N1=16, N2=17, Active=18, select Up
click Apply
N1=19, N2=20, Active=21, select Down
click Apply
N1=22, N2=23, Active=24, select Up
click Apply
N1=25, N2=26, Active=27, select Down
click Apply
N1=28, N2=29, Active=30, select Up
activate Ignore
click Apply

Step 5:Preview folds, accept, and save model


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click Step 10 times


click Reset
click Fold
click Back render button

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File Save Keyword


enter Filename: thinfolded.k
click Save

Step 6 :Open original model


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File Exit
Open new session of LS-PrePost
File Open LS-Dyna Keyword File
open airbag_coarse.k
FEMModel and PartAssembly and Select Part

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select "4 rigid inflator can" from the list


click Rev

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FEMElement ToolsIdentify
enter Key in ID=1:3,10:12,22:24,28:30
press Enter on keyboard
click +10 render button
click Rx render button 5 times

Step 7: Create Tuck fold definitions #1 and #2


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ApplicationAirbag Folding
select Fold Type: Tuck fold
N1=1, N2=2, Active=3
click Apply
N1=10, N2=11, Active=12
click Apply

Step 8:Create Thick fold definitions #3 and #4


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select Fold Type: Thick fold


N1=22, N2=23, Active=24
click Apply
N1=28, N2=29, Active=30
click Apply

Step 9:Perform folding and save model


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click Step 4 times


click Back render button
click Clear All render button

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File Save Keyword


enter Filename: tuck_thick.k
click Save

Step 10:Open fine mesh airbag model


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File Exit
Open new session of LS-PrePost
File Open LS-Dyna Keyword File
open airbag_fine.k
FEMModel and PartAssembly and Select Part
select "4 rigid inflator can" from the list
click Rev
FEMElement ToolsIdentify
enter Key in ID=1:18,9400,8548,9403,7487,6621,7490
press Enter on keyboard
click +10 render button
click Rx render button 3 times

Step 11:Create Thin fold definition #1-6


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ApplicationSeatbelt Fitting
N1=1, N2=2, Active=3, select Up
click Apply
N1=4, N2=5, Active=6, select Down
click Apply
N1=7, N2=8, Active=9, select Up
click Apply
N1=10, N2=11, Active=12, select Up
click Apply
N1=13, N2=14, Active=15, select Down
click Apply
N1=16, N2=17, Active=18, select Up
click Apply

Step 12: Create Spiral fold definitions #7 and #8


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select Fold Type: Spiral fold


N1=9400, N2=8548, Active=9403, select Up
enter Radius=40
click Apply
N1=7487, N2=6621, Active=7490, select Up
click Apply

Step 13: Perform folding and save model


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click Step 8 times


click Clear All render button
click Back render button

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File Save Keyword


enter Filename: spiral.k
click Save

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