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Development of an Airbag System for FIA Formula One and Comparison to the HANS Head and Neck Support
Technical Paper
2000-01-3543
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
A comparative investigation of airbag and HANS driver safety systems was carried out (HANS, is a Registered Trademark in the U.S.A.). With both systems, head and neck loads were reduced from potentially fatal values to values well below the injury threshold. Both systems performed similarly in reducing the potential for driver injury. For this reason and given the high costs of development and testing, there is no justification for further development of airbags for racing.
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Citation
Gramling, H. and Hubbard, R., "Development of an Airbag System for FIA Formula One and Comparison to the HANS Head and Neck Support," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-3543, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-3543.Also In
SAE 2000 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems
Number: V109-6; Published: 2001-09-15
Number: V109-6; Published: 2001-09-15
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