Because of a rising number of air bag related injuries and specific Congressional instructions, FMVSS 208 was revised in March 1997. At that time, the changes allowed manufacturers to quickly implement redesigned air bags that were less powerful with the goal of reducing air bag related injuries. The legislature has since mandated additional revisions to FMVSS 208 to ensure use of new technologies for the protection of occupants of varying stature. This paper presents an overview of some of the more significant modifications to FMVSS 208 and discusses some of the challenges for advanced air bag systems.


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    Title :

    Advanced Air Bag Systems and Occupant Protection: Recent Modifications to FMVSS 208


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE 2001 World Congress ; 2001



    Publication date :

    2001-03-05




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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