PASSENGER AIRBAG MODEL OF DEPLOYMENT AND OCCUPANT INTERACTION. VOLUME 1: FINAL REPORT

This report describes the work done in developing a passenger side airbag model to be used with the Articulated Total Body (ATB) computer simulation program. It describes both the analytical model for the bag and the corresponding work done in incorporating the model into the ATB source code. The principal enhancements in the model are a new thermodynamic model of the bag, a new description of bag deployment and a modified calculation of penetration of the bag by body or vehicle segments. This is the first of two reports constituting the final report. The second volume describes the new input requirements and a programmers' guide.

• Corporate Authors:

  Patel (VH) Incorporated

  8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 704
  Silver Spring, MD  United States  20910

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Mahmoud, W M
  • SHAMS, T
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 64 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Mathematical models; Occupant protection devices; Passengers; Simulation; Thermodynamics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Analytical models; Occupant protection
• Old TRIS Terms: Articulated total body
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00607628
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-807 552
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-88-C-07477
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1991 12:00AM