Prior to the design and production stages of the center pillar, the structural analysis must be carried out at the concept stage. Commercial softwares for the structural analysis provide benefits such as performance prediction and deformation. In this study, the structural analysis using SolidWorks was performed to investigate the stress and displacement characteristics of the center pillar for two types of collision positions and velocities. As the impact velocity increased, the maximum equivalent stress and displacement of the center pillar were larger. In the case of passenger cars, the equivalent stress and displacement according to the velocity change increased by about 133% and 116% at 16.5m/s , based on 5.5m/s . Also, the equivalent stress and displacement in the SUV car increased by about 119% and 378%, respectively

Prior to the experimental and production stages of the center pillar, a structural analysis must be carried out at the design stage. The commercial software for the structural analysis at the design stage provides benefits such as cost-effective and time economy. In this study, the structural analysis was performed to investigate the stress and displacement characteristics of the center pillar for five types of the applied loads using SolidWorks. The equivalent stress was relatively larger on the outside plate than the inside plate. The maximum equivalent stress according to the change of the applied loads increased linearly in the range of 47~181%. The deformation was larger at the upper end of the center pillar, and the maximum displacement was linearly increased in the range of 35~187%. The analysis results of the center pillar according to the applied loads show that the location and distribution of the maximum stress and displacement of the center pillar can be predicted.