5th Percentile Driver Out of Position Computer Simulation

A finite element model of a folded airbag with the module cover and steering wheel system was developed to estimate the injury numbers of a 5th percentile female dummy in an out-of-position (OOP) situation. The airbag model was correlated with static airbag deployments and standard force plate tests. The 5th percentile finite element dummy model developed by First Technology Safety Systems (FTSS) was used in the simulation. The following two OOP tests were simulated with the airbag model including a validated steering wheel finite element model: 1. Chest on air bag module for maximum chest interaction from pressure loading (MS6-D) and 2. Neck on air bag module for maximum neck interaction from membrane loading (MS8-D). These two simulations were then compared to the test results. Satisfactory correlation was found in both the cases. This airbag mathematical model was then used in parametric studies to investigate the effects of airbag module design changes and occupant position mapping studies.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-1006
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Roychoudhury, Raj
  • Sun, Dana
  • Hamid, Mohamed
  • Hanson, Craig
• Conference:
  • SAE 2000 World Congress
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 2000-3-6 to 2000-3-9
• Publication Date: 2000-3-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 2000-01-1006
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Automobile drivers; Dummies; Females; Injuries; Positioning
• Identifier Terms: Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 5th Percentile Female
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01942995
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2000-01-1006
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Jan 22 2025 9:33AM