Prelliminary evaluation of advanced air bag field performance using event data recorders

Gabler, H. Clay; Thor, Craig P.; Hinch, John

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Prelliminary evaluation of advanced air bag field performance using event data recorders

2008-08-31
By Gabler, H. Clay ; Thor, Craig P. ; Hinch, John

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Creators:

Gabler, H. Clay ; Thor, Craig P. ; Hinch, John
Corporate Creators:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Corporate Publisher:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Corporate Contributors:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-VNTSC-NHTSA-08-02 ; DOT HS 811 015
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Description:

This report describes a preliminary evaluation of the field performance of occupant restraint systems designed with advanced air bag features including those specified in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208 for advanced air bags, through the use of event data recorders. Although advanced restraint systems have been extensively tested in the laboratory, we are only beginning to understand the performance of these systems in the field. Because EDRs record many of the inputs to the advanced air bag control module, these devices can provide unique insights into the characteristics of field performance of air bags. This

research program investigates the feasibility of using EDR data to evaluate advanced air bags. Specifically, this report discusses (1) the development of an expanded EDR dataset based on data retrieved from NASS/CDS 2005, SCI, and CIREN in-depth crash investigations, (2) the validation of the accuracy of EDRs in full-scale crash tests, and (3) the feasibility of using EDRs to monitor the performance of advanced air bag restraints in real-world crashes.
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PDF
Funding:

HS50/DG048
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9731/dot_9731_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 988.05 KB]
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Volpe Center
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:c889dd4a99f08f9edc98044afefd677fc633dcdf33ba345dd8565efd2f5cd879

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English

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