NEW PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

THIS IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART REPORT BASED ON THE RECENT SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PASSIVE RESTRAINTS. RAPID PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN CRASH SENSORS, AIR CUSHIONS, AND SEAT BELT SYSTEMS. DESIGNERS ALSO ARE LEARING MORE ABOUT CRASH ENERGY AND HOW TO MODIFY AND CONTROL IT THROUGH STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE VEHICLE. "CRASH ENERGY MANAGEMENT" IS THE TERM CURRENTLY USED TO DESCRIBE THE WAYS TO CONTROL CRASH IMPACTS. DETAILS ARE GIVEN FOR U.S. AND FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS' DESIGNS FOR AIR CUSHION RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, CRASH SENSORS, AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, ADVANCES IN SEAT BELT SYSTEMS. /AUTHOR/

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• Publication Date: 1972-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 30-9
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 80
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Constraints; Crash injury research; Crashes; Design; Energy absorbing materials; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Research; Safety equipment; Sensors; Vehicle dynamics; Warning systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy absorbers
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221808
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-011 977, HS-012 237
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 13 1983 12:00AM