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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF DUAL STAGE PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEMS
Technical Paper
2001-06-0190
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A research program was initiated to evaluate the performance of prototype dual stage passenger air bags in terms of both restraint system performance and deployment aggressivity for different size occupants. Variations in inflator partitions, vent hole diameter sizes, and deployment timing were examined. High speed unbelted sled tests were conducted with both 50th percentile male and 5th percentile female Hybrid III adult dummies at 48 kmph; and belted sled tests were conducted at 56 kmph. Low risk deployment tests with child dummies were conducted to evaluate air bag aggressivity. Overall, it was concluded that the dual stage air bag systems under evaluation had improved performance over the baseline single stage systems in terms of providing high speed protection while reducing aggressivity to out-of-position occupants; however, some dual stage systems may require additional occupant detection methodologies to suppress or control inflation.
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Hollowell, W., Summers, L., Prasad, A., Narwani, G. et al., "PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF DUAL STAGE PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEMS," SAE Technical Paper 2001-06-0190, 2001.Also In
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- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration “Air Bag Technology in Light Passenger Vehicles,” December 16 1999