DETERMINATION OF THE SIZE OF THE STORAGE CHAMBER AND THE CHARGING PRESSURE FOR AIR BAGS USED IN AUTOMOTIVE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

This paper presents design and service charts that enable the size and pressure after inflation of an air bag in a passive restraint system to be predicted for a specified storage chamber size and charging pressure. It is shown that they are independent of the elastic properties of the bag and inflation dynamics, and that an equilibrium analysis leads to incorrect predictions. (a) (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Inderscience Enterprises Limited

  La Motte Chambers
  St Helier, Jersey,   England 
• Authors:
  • Townsend, M A
  • Cherchas, D B
• Publication Date: 1980-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 143-150
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Vehicle Design
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1477-5360
  • Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Analysis; Design; Dynamics; Elasticity (Mechanics); Equilibrium (Mechanics); Forecasting; Handling and storage; Passive restraint systems; Pressure; Size; Storage facilities
• Old TRIS Terms: Inflatable devices
• ITRD Terms: 1465: Air bag (restraint system); 9011: Design (overall design); 9014: Dimension; 5473: Dynamics; 132: Forecast; 1466: Passive safety system; 5412: Pressure
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00315280
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM