Trends in crash detection and occupant restraint technology

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 388-396

  Chan, Ching Yao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airbag; Automotive restraint; Crash mitigation; Occupant protection; Vehicular safety systems

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE AIR BAGS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

AIRBAG; AUTOMOTIVE RESTRAINT; CRASH MITIGATION; OCCUPANT PROTECTIONS; VEHICULAR SAFETY;

ACTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS;

EID: 54249094096     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2006.888391     Document Type: Article

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