This paper discusses an on going project to improve the accuracy of automotive crash simulations. Two likely causes for discrepancy between simulations and the results of real, physical tests are discussed. An existing Python package for finite element analysis, SfePy, is presented along with plans to contribute additional features in support of this work, including nonlinear material modeling and contact between two bodies.

R Krauss, Finite Element Modeling of Contact and Impact Problems Using Python in Proceedings of the 7th Python in Science conference (SciPy 2008), G Varoquaux, T Vaught, J Millman (Eds.), pp. 57-61

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