Potential for enhanced safety improvement

This paper discusses the development of car occupant safety systems to the present day. Driving forces for the increase of safety features have been manufacturer competitiveness, legislation, consumer information and product liability law. Measures to reduce numbers of injuries include pedestrian protection, vehicle compatibility, occupant restraint systems, and predictive safety systems. Accident avoidance features in both electronic and mechanic forms have developed to include systems to aid operation of the vehicle, driver support systems, and systems where technology can take over vehicle control from the driver. For the covering abstract see ITRD E127621.

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• Authors:
  • ZIEGAHN, K -
  • SEIFFERT, U
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 1.1-1.18
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF 7TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND EXHIBITION ON SOPHISTICATED CAR OCCUPANT SAFETY SYSTEMS - AIRBAG 2004 - HELD KARLSRUHE, GERMANY, 29 NOVEMBER-1 DECEMBER 2004
  • Publisher: FRAUNHOFER INSTITUET FUER CHEMISCHE TECHNOLOGIE (ICT)
  • ISSN: 0722-4087

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous intelligent cruise control; Competition; Conferences; Control; Crashes; History; Injuries; Legislation; Prevention; Safety; Vehicle occupants
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1451: Adaptive cruise control; 235: Competition; 8525: Conference; 3874: Control; 9096: History; 2163: Injury; 1556: Legislation; 9149: Prevention; 1665: Safety; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: History; Law; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01018110
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 2 2006 8:09AM