THEORETICAL LIMITS OF INFLATABLE RESTRAINT PERFORMANCE

THERE ARE LIMITS TO AIR BAG RESTRAINTS, RELATED TO VEHICLE DIMENSIONS. THE GREATER THE AVAILABLE OCCUPANT STOPPING DISTANCE, THE GREATER THE PROTECTION POTENTIAL IN TERM OF IMPACT SPEED. ESTIMATE OF PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL OF AIR BAGS UNDER THEORETICAL BARRIER IMPACT CONDITIONS ARE GIVEN. /HSL/

• Authors:
  • Martin, D E
• Conference:
  • Intl Conf On Passive Restraints
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Constraints; Impacts; Speed; Stopping distances; Theory; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Inflatable devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221117
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 43-47
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 2 1970 12:00AM