A Case Study of a Hidden Airbag Door Deployment, with an SMA IP, Using FEA and Data Acquisition for Design Optimization

The automotive industry has seen an increase in the application of passenger side hidden airbag door technology. The hidden airbag door presents several challenges to the design and analysis Engineer. Airbag deployments function as a system of components, acting in concert. Design optimization requires investigating the individual parts and their interactions as a structure. This paper is a case study using Finite Element Analysis and Data Acquisition as a guide, to provide design optimization and predict deployment performance.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-0843
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01487191
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Myers, E
  • Shanmugam, Mohan
  • Burry, Donald L
  • Stecher, Thomas
• Conference:
  • SAE 2001 World Congress
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 2001-3-5 to 2001-3-8
• Publication Date: 2000-5-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• 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; Data collection; Finite element method; Optimization
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01797923
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2001-01-0843
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Dec 9 2021 10:19AM