A modern car may have a plastic bumper, aluminium hood and a rigid steel safety cell, which all crease or fold, absorbing some of the crash energy.
The chassis to be used in 2012 will have an enhanced driver safety cell.
The Visio.M is built around a monococque – not unlike the "safety cell" in use on BMW's i3 EV – fashioned from carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic, or CFRP.
The result is a 200kg box that is probably the strongest safety cell in the history of motorsport.
Which were obtained using a combination of commercial and "tailor made" software, and defined the main vehicle safety cell as well as the front crash structure.
The company will build the undercarriage and the safety cell, where the driver sits.
Standard equipment: carbon-fibre-reinforced-polymer safety cell, four-wheel ceramic disc brakes, park assist, Garmin navigation system.
The MINI's exceptionally rigid "safety cell" body, well-designed front and rear crumple zones, and massive side impact door beams all combine to make this saucy subcompact as crash-resistant as much bigger cars.
With regard to product safety, cell culture in the commercial sector is subject to strict regulation.
The outer shell is made of a carbon-fibre composite, rather than metal (though within this is a passenger-safety cell modelled on those used in Formula 1 racing cars and constructed from aluminium and steel trusses).
In this work, we developed a portable device to perform microcontact printing in a safety cabinet for cell culture.
