Vehicle hood assembly

1. A vehicle hood assembly, comprising:

a first panel member;

a second panel member;

and

a third panel member disposed between the first panel member and the second panel member, the third panel member including a corrugated body; and

wherein the third panel member defines a plurality of panel perforations extending through the corrugated body;

wherein the second panel member includes a support plate configured to support the corrugated body, and the support plate defines a plurality of support perforations extending through the support plate.

2. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 1 , wherein the panel perforations are substantially equidistantly spaced apart from one another.

3. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 1 , wherein the third panel member includes a central panel region without panel perforations.

4. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 3 , wherein the third panel member includes ribs to enhance stiffness of the third panel member.

5. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 4 , wherein the ribs are located in the central panel region.

6. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second panel member includes a panel portion coupled to the support plate and defines a plurality of holes extending through the panel portion.

7. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 6 , wherein the second panel member includes a central support region without holes.

8. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second panel member includes a panel portion monolithically formed with the support plate and defines a plurality of holes extending through the panel portion.

9. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 1 , wherein the third panel member entirely covers the support plate.

10. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 1 , wherein the third panel member only partially covers the support plate.

11. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 1 , wherein the support plate is substantially flat.

12. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second panel member includes a plurality of beams configured to support the corrugated body.

13. A vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body;

a hood assembly movably coupled to the vehicle body, the hood assembly defining a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, the hood assembly including:

a first panel member;

a second panel member;

a third panel member coupled between the first panel member and the second panel member, the third panel member including a corrugated body, the corrugated body defining a waveform profile propagating in a longitudinal direction from the first edge toward the second edge;

wherein the third panel member defines a plurality of panel perforations extending through the corrugated body; and

wherein the second panel member includes a substantially flat support plate configured to support the corrugated body, and the second panel member defines a plurality of support perforations extending through the support plate.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the support plate includes a central support region without support perforations.

15. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the third panel member entirely covers the support plate.

16. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the third panel member only partially covers the support plate.

17. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the support perforations have different sizes.

18. The vehicle of claim 13 , further comprising adhesive strips coupling the first panel member to the third panel member.

19. A vehicle hood assembly, comprising:

a first panel member;

a second panel member;

a third panel member disposed between the first panel member and the second panel member, the third panel member including a corrugated body;

a plurality of adhesive strips coupling the first panel member to the third panel member; and

wherein the third panel member defines a plurality of panel perforations extending through the corrugated body.

20. The vehicle hood assembly of claim 19 , wherein the second panel member includes a support plate configured to support the corrugated body.