SMALL CAR DRIVER INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM EVALUATION. VOLUME IV: EVOLVING A LOW MOUNT PASSENGER AIR CUSHION RESTRAINT SYSTEM (ACRS) FOR THE VEGA SUBCOMPACT VEHICLE
A low mount air cushion restraint system (ACRS) was investigated to determine if such a system could be designed for the Vega subcompact vehicle to protect normally seated front occupants in 30-mph BEV frontal impacts. An ACRS was evolved in developmental form by conducting sled tests in which passenger size and position effects were also investigated. Sled test results indicate the evolved system would satisfactorily protect a wide range of normally seated occupant sizes in 30-mph impacts. Protection to out-of-position occupants, including children, was also assessed. The results indicate, however, that the system must be further refined to operate satisfactorily in this mode.
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Supplemental Notes:
- See also Volume 1, PB80-107923.
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Corporate Authors:
Minicars, Incorporated
55 Depot Road
Goleta, CA United States 93117National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Strother, C E
- Zinke, D T
- Publication Date: 1978-7
Media Info
- Pagination: 115 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; Automobiles; Child restraint systems; Children; Compact automobiles; Crash tests; Evaluation; Frontal crashes; Impact studies; Inflatable structures; Motor vehicles; Protection; Rocket sleds; Safety engineering; Safety equipment; Speed; Traffic speed; Vehicle occupants
- Old TRIS Terms: Air cushion; Inflatable devices; Rocket propelled sleds; Small car
- Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00305718
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-805-055 Final Rpt.
- Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-6-01412
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Feb 27 1980 12:00AM