A Self-Adapting Passenger Airbag for the USNCAP

2017-01-1446

03/28/2017

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WCX™ 17: SAE World Congress Experience
Authors Abstract
Content
A dual-chambered passenger airbag was developed for the 2011 USNCAP to minimize neck loading for the belted 5th female dummy while restraining the unbelted 50th dummy for FMVSS208. This unique, patented design adaptively controlled venting between chambers based on occupant stature. A patented pressure-responsive vent on the second chamber permitted aspiration into the second chamber before a delayed outflow to the environment. The delayed flow through the pressure-responsive vent from the second chamber acted like a pressure-limiting membrane vent to advantageously reduce the injury assessment values for the HIC and the Nij for the 5th female dummy.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-1446
Pages
15
Citation
Bosio, A., Marable, P., Ward, M., and Staines, B., "A Self-Adapting Passenger Airbag for the USNCAP," SAE Technical Paper 2017-01-1446, 2017, https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-1446.
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Published
Mar 28, 2017
Product Code
2017-01-1446
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English