A parametric study of a side airbag system to meet deflection based criteria

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 412-419

  Håland, Yngve ^a   Pipkorn, Bengt ^b  

^a AUTOLIV RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE AIR BAGS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER SIMULATORS; COMPRESSED AIR; CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY TRANSFER; IMPACT TESTING; PRESSURE; VENTILATION;

CHEST PADDING; DEFLECTION; SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FACE INJURY; HEAD INJURY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VELOCITY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AIR; AIR BAGS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MANIKINS; PRESSURE; THORACIC INJURIES; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0030221028     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2796025     Document Type: Article

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