The objective of this program was to design, fabricate, test and evaluate a front passenger passive restraint system which would provide occupant protection under small car high speed frontal impact crash conditions. The restraint developed employs an air bag, a crushable dash panel and a knee bar. Results indicate that the restraint system developed appears capable of providing protection from fatality or serious injury to adult size occupants in a small car environment up thru the 40 to 50 MPH crash speed range. The system without the air bag, i.e., the crushable dash panel and knee bar, can provide adult protection up to the 25 to 30 MPH crash speed range. Results also indicate that the system provides protection thru the 35 to 40 MPH speed range for the normally seated child.


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    Title :

    Development of an Air Bag-Crushable Dash-Knee Bar Passive Restraint System for Small Cars


    Contributors:
    D. J. Romeo (author)

    Publication date :

    1976


    Size :

    102 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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