The report summarizes the analyses, design, and testing that were conducted to develop an air bag restraint system for the subcompact car capable of protecting the driver in frontal and frontal oblique crashes up to 50 mph. The result of this work has been the development of a small, rapidly inflating dual air bag (inner and outer bags) mounted to a stroke efficient energy absorbing steering column. The lower body energy is absorbed by a crushable knee restraint fabricated of styrofoam. The system ultimately proved capable of protecting subcompact car drivers throughout the adult anthropometric size range at velocities exceeding 50 mph. In addition, the finalized restraint system is constructed of components that are oriented toward eventual mass production.
Development of an Advanced Passive Restraint System for Subcompact Car Drivers. Executive Summary
1975
36 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Human Factors Engineering , Consumer Affairs , Automobiles , Safety devices , Anthropometry , Safety engineering , Inflatable structures , Collision research , Crash tests , Structural design , Design standards , Protection , Motor vehicle operators , Air bag restraint systems , DOT/5A , DOT/4DZ/DB , Subcompact cars