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Journal : Automotive Experiences

Enhanced Modeling of Crumple Zone in Vehicle Crash Simulation Using Modified Kamal Model Optimized with Gravitational Search Algorithm Zubir, Amrina Rasyada; Hudha, Khisbullah; Kadir, Zulkiffli Abd; Amer, Noor Hafizah
Automotive Experiences Vol 6 No 2 (2023)
Publisher : Automotive Laboratory of Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang in collaboration with Association of Indonesian Vocational Educators (AIVE)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31603/ae.9289

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The effectiveness of a vehicle crash system depends on how well it can simulate the behavior of a real vehicle in a crash scenario and accurately identifies the correct working limits of the model parameters, including mass, spring, and damper. Therefore, this study explores the modelling vehicle front crumple zone to represent the behaviors of real crash scenario. The modelling process using Kamal approach is used to develop a precise vehicle crash model for analyzing the impact of a collision on both the vehicle and its passengers. In this study, a complex mass-spring-damper system representing the front crumple zone of an actual car is re-designed to modify the existing vehicle crash model. The gravitational search algorithm (GSA) is implemented in the simulation model's code to obtain optimized values of damping coefficient (c) and spring constant (k). The simulation results show that the deformation response of crumple zone and the deceleration response of vehicle body match the experimental results, indicating the model's accuracy. Additionally, this study investigates the effects of varying the GSA parameters' number of agents (N), the beta parameter (β), and the gravitational constant (G) to improve the model's accuracy by minimizing the root mean square error (RMSE) between model response and crash test data. The optimal GSA parameter chosen in this study were N = 50, β = 0.3, and G = 20 with the lowest RMSE of 22.3874, 22.26664, and 23.86638 respectively.
Plasma Enhanced Ionic Liquid Catalysis for the Production of Biodiesel from Chicken Skin Elsheikh, Yasir Ali; Al Mahri, Hamad; Al Mamari, Asma; Hudha, Khisbullah
Automotive Experiences Vol 8 No 2 (2025)
Publisher : Automotive Laboratory of Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang in collaboration with Association of Indonesian Vocational Educators (AIVE)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31603/ae.13397

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Biodiesel production has emerged as a promising area of alternative fuel development, though challenges remain in sourcing cost-effective raw materials and selecting effective catalysts. This study investigates the production of biodiesel from chicken skin fat using two distinct catalytic methods. In the first method, transesterification was catalyzed by trioctyl ammonium hydrogen sulfate (Oct3AMHSO4) at concentrations ranging from 3-6 wt%. In the second method, the same catalyst was combined with plasma to enhance the reaction. The first method yielded only 35% biodiesel with 3.5 wt% Oct3AMHSO4, while the second method, under identical conditions, showed a significant improvement, achieving a 97.4% yield. The impact of temperature variations (40-80°C) was also explored with different catalyst concentrations (3-6 wt%). Increasing the catalyst concentration to 3.5% and raising the temperature to 55°C resulted in a notable yield improvement. However, further increases in temperature or catalyst concentration beyond 3.5% led to a decline in yield, particularly at temperatures exceeding 60°C. This suggests that certain reaction conditions may reverse the transesterification process, pushing the products back toward the reactants and reducing efficiency.