FLUID CRASH SENSOR

A new crash sensor, using the electro-magnetic effect of flowing electric-conductive liquid, has been developed. This sensor consists of mercury as electric-conductive liquid, permanent magnet, Y-shape liquid passage, electrodes detecting liquid velocity, multihollow fibres as a G'level setting method, non-return ball valve, electronic voltage amplifier, comparator, and thyrister switches. This sensor shows short-time crash discrimination and high reliability. /SAE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Occupant Protection.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  485 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • IKEDA, S
  • Nonaka, K
  • FUKUSHIMA, M
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crash sensors; Crashes; Electrical resistivity; Fluids; Mercury; Research
• Old TRIS Terms: Resistivity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080621
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 740575, SAE P-53
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM