4Keio University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Japan
Abstract
The relationship between ocular injuries and airbag deployment is studied experimentally in airbag deployment tests using pig eyes in vitro and newly developed load cells mounted on a fixed plate. Experiments conducted under various conditions reveal relationships between impact pressures on corneal surfaces and ocular injury rates. The ocular injury rate is determined by microscopic observation as the density of corneal endothelial cell loss. The relationship between impact pressure and injury rate is discussed statistically. No serious injuries to corneal endothelial cells occurred during the experiments within the framework of our test conditions.