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Stijn Donders
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 79
Citations - 761
Stijn Donders is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Automotive industry & Finite element method. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 79 publications receiving 706 citations. Previous affiliations of Stijn Donders include University of Calabar & Siemens.
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A reduced beam and joint concept modeling approach to optimize global vehicle body dynamics
Stijn Donders,Y. Takahashi,R Hadjit,T. Van Langenhove,M Brughmans,B. Van Genechten,Wim Desmet +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a reduced beam and joint modeling approach is presented to analyze and optimize the global bending and torsion modes of a vehicle body. And the results show that the effect of these physical modifications can be accurately predicted with the fast sensitivity analysis.
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Simplified modelling of joints and beam-like structures for BIW optimization in a concept phase of the vehicle design process
TL;DR: In this paper, an engineering approach for the replacement of beam-like structures and joints in a vehicle model is proposed, based on the reduced beam and joint modelling approach, which involves a geometric analysis of beam member cross-sections and a static analysis of joints.
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Assessment of uncertainty on structural dynamic responses with the short transformation method
TL;DR: The Short Transformation Method (STM) is proposed as an attractive alternative to the original TM, which allows reconstructing the fuzzy FRF from a much lower number of deterministic computations, with only a small reduction in the accuracy of FRFs.
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The Effect of Spot Weld Failure on Dynamic Vehicle Performance
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of spot weld quality and design on a vehicle's functional performance is reviewed, addressing strength and stiffness, NVH and durability, and an industrial robustness study is presented, that assesses the effect of spot welding failure on dynamic vehicle characteristics.
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The robustness of dynamic vehicle performance to spot weld failures
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of spot weld quality and design on a vehicle's functional performance is reviewed, addressing strength and stiffness, NVH and durability as performance attributes, and an industrial robustness study is presented that assesses the effect of spot welding failure on dynamic vehicle characteristics.