Research Article
Structural Weight and Stiffness Optimization of a Midibus Using the Reinforcement and Response Surface Optimization (RSO) Method in Static Condition
Table 1
General specification of the midibus (NPR 71K chassis) with the size of cross sections.
| Overall dimension (mm) | Unladen kerb mass () (kg) | Gross vehicle weight (GVW) (kg) | Length () | Width () | Height () | 7250 | 2880 | 2580 | 4500 | 7350 | Sizes of cross sections (in mm) | RHS tubes () | SHS tubes () | L-angle () | C-shaped () | U-shaped () | | | | | | | | — | — | — |
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