VEHICLE INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION OF ADVANCED RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. RESTRAINT SYSTEM ANALYSIS REPORT

The report describes the results of the sled testing and vehicle crash testing that were conducted in order to evaluate the performance of four advanced restraints systems in a compact size automobile. These results were then used to construct a crash survivability envelope for the front seat occupants of the subject vehicle in a variety of accident modes. The vehicle chosen for this effort was the 1976 Volvo 244. The restraint systems chosen to be integrated into the Volvo were: (1) advanced driver airbag system; (2) advanced passenger airbag system; (3) force-limited airbelt system; (4) force-limited 2-inch belt system.

• Corporate Authors:

  Fitzpatrick Engineering

  490 Rarchite Vista Road
  Santa Barbara, CA  United States  93108

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • FITZPATRICK, M U
• Publication Date: 1977-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 205 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Automobiles; Compact automobiles; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Front seats; Inflatable structures; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Research; Rocket sleds; Safety equipment; Survival; Testing; Vehicle occupancy
• Old TRIS Terms: Rocket propelled sleds; Sleds
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176299
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-6-01307, NHTSA-8-0147
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 19 1978 12:00AM