Seatbelt Browser Entities and Attributes
Create a complete seatbelt system, with meshed fabric components and solver-related seatbelt features.
Entities
- Seatbelt Segments ( )
- Define a portion of the seatbelt system, with a belt path made of a list of control points and a mesh realization type. This entity also contains information about the components on which the belt elements are collected. The seatbelt segment provides options from its context menu to interactively modify the belt path or create solver cross-sections on the belt segment.
- Control Points ( )
- Define the selected node locations that define the seatbelt segment path. The first and last control points provide the ability to create solver entities, such as slipring, pre-tensioner, retractors, or rigid attachments to the structure.
Each entity has its own show/hide/review mode, as well as cross-referencing, accessible from the context menu.
Seatbelt Browser and Entity Editor
Seatbelt System Entity Editor
- Name
- The name of the seatbelt system.
- ID
- The ID of the seatbelt system.
- Color
- The color of the seatbelt system.
- Wrap Around
- Parts around which the seatbelt will be wrapped.Important: This information is required to proceed to seatbelt segment meshing.
- Link Dummy Mechanism
- Activate the automatic update of the seatbelt upon dummy or seat mechanism motion. The default is off.
- Unit System
- Select between the unit systems (g, mm, ms), (kg, mm, ms) and (Mg, mm, s), which will adapt the default values assigned to the solver cards. Solver cards generated by the seatbelt tool are unit dependent.
- Structural Components for Contact
- Parts to be considered for the contact Seatbelt vs. Structural comps, which are not used for the wrapping of the belt.
- Create Null Beams on Belt comps
- Automatically create beam elements on belt components for edge-to-edge
contact treatment.Restriction: LS-DYNA only.
- Create Null Beams on Wrap comps
- Automatically create beam elements on wrap components for edge-to-edge
contact treatment.Restriction: LS-DYNA only.
- Create Null Beams on Structural comps
- Automatically create beam elements on structural components for edge-to-edge
contact treatment.Restriction: LS-DYNA only.
- Existing Null Beam Comps
- Select an existing component for the beam elements. If not selected, the
component is automatically generated.Restriction: LS-DYNA only.
- Seatbelt .vs. Wrap Comps
- Activate the creation of the contact between seatbelt and wrap components.
- Edge to Edge
- Activate the creation of edge-to-edge contact using the beam elements.Restriction: LS-DYNA only.
- Seatbelt .vs. Structural Comps
- Activate the creation of the contact between seatbelt and additional structural components.
- Belt Width
- The width of the belt mesh.
- Offset
- The gap between belt mesh and wrap components.
- Belt Thickness
- The thickness of the belt mesh.
- 2D Element Size
- The shell element size of the belt 2D mesh.
- Point Prefix
- The prefix to be used for the control points names.
- Remove belt intersections
- Automatically remove the intersections between the seatbelt segments during the belt mesh generation process.
Seatbelt Entity Editor
- Name
- The name of the seatbelt.
- ID
- The ID of the seatbelt.
- Color
- The color of the seatbelt.
- Pick Nodes
- The nodes defining the belt path.
- Vector at start
- Orientation vector of the belt at the first control point.
- Vector at end
- Orientation vector of the belt at the last control point.
- Segment Specific Wrap Around
- Additional wrap around component that is only valid for the selected seatbelt segment.
- Belt Mesh Type
- The type of mesh to be generated for the selected seatbelt segment.
- 1d Length at Start
- The total length of 1D elements at the beginning of the seatbelt segment for mixed 1D and 2D mesh types.
- 1d Length at End
- The total length of 1D elements at the end of the seatbelt segment for mixed 1D and 2D mesh types.
- 1D Element Size
- The 1D element size of the 1D mesh.
- Start 1D Component
- The component collecting the 1D elements at the beginning of the belt mesh. If not specified, it is automatically created.
- End 1D Component
- The component collecting the 1D elements at the end of the belt mesh. If not specified, it is automatically created.