HOOD DESIGN FOR CAR

1. Bonnet and Boot lid form a sub-segment of vehicle “closures”, which also contains doors and

Tail gate.

1. Bonnet and boot lid usually do not directly open onto the passenger cell which

Greatly reduces the importance (weighting) of certain of the functional requirements

1. Normally associated with closures such as passenger safety, air tightness, low cycle fatigue strength

Etc.