TEST RESPONSE OF IMPROVED SAFETY AIR CUSHION SYSTEM

A STATIC INFLATION TEST AND A DYNAMIC CRASH TEST WERE CONDUCTED TO DEMONSTRATE THE ARA SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO PROTECT THE FRONT PASSENGER OF AN AUTOMOBILE DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT OF 30 MPH AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE NOISE LEVEL OVER THE EATON SYSTEM. RESULTS OF THE STATIC INFLATION TEST SHOWED THAT THE EATON SYSTEM AND A PEAK NOISE LEVEL 2.24 TIMES HIGHER THAN THE ARA SYSTEM AND AVERAGE NOISE LEVEL 1.78 TIMES HIGHER. DURING THE CRASH TEST, ALL INJURY INDICATING PARAMETERS (FEMUR LOADS, SEVERITY INDEX, ETC.) WERE WELL BELOW THEIR ALLOWED MAXIMUM LEVELS. THE SYSTEM DEMONSTRATED THE DESIRED CONTROLLED DIRECTIONAL RESPONSE BY CONTACTING AND RESTRAINING THE UPPER TORSO OF THE DUMMY OCCUPANT. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 45 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Aerospace Research Associates

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• Authors:
  • Mazelsky, B
• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Constraints; Crash tests; Motor vehicles; Noise; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Inflatable devices
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221742
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1972 12:00AM