Evaluation of injury risk from side impact air bags 2001-06-0091
Several thoracic and head protection side impact air bag systems (SAB) are emerging in the U.S. market and are projected to become prevalent in the fleet. These systems appear to offer superior protection in side crashes. However, concerns have been raised as to their potential for causing injury to out-of-position (OOP) occupants. This paper describes the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) program for evaluation of the SAB systems for OOP occupants and provides a status report on the current research. The industry's Side Airbag Out-of- Position Injury Technical Working Group (TWG) recommended procedures for 3-year-old and 6-year-old occupants are evaluated. Additional test procedures are described to augment the TWG procedures for these occupants and 12-month- old infants.
Author(s):
Aloke Kumar Prasad, Randa Radwan Samaha, Allison E. Louden
Affiliated:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Transportation Research Center, Inc.
Pages: 12
Event:
International Technical Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles
Also in:
Advances in Side Airbag Systems-PT-120
Related Topics:
Airbag systems
Side impact crashes
Test procedures
Vehicle occupants
Injuries
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