Front passenger passive restraint for small car, high speed, frontal impacts

Romeo, David J.

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Abstract

A front passenger passive restraint system has been developed which provides frontal impact protection under small car, high speed crash conditions. The system consists of an extended crushable dashpanel, a knee bar and a relatively small volume air bag. Computer simulations, static tests and sled tests have been used to develop this system for the range of occupant sizes from 6 yr. child to 95th percentile adult for crash speeds to 50 mph. This paper reviews these efforts and presents observations regarding not only the performance of the system but those concerned with production feasibility and consumer acceptance as well.

This research was conducted under contract to the U. S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA, under Contract DOT-HS-4-00972.

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DOI: 10.4271/751170

SAE: 751170

Cited Works (2)

Year	Entry
1972	Romeo DJ, Rose RA. Rear seat inflatable occupant restraint system. In: Proceedings of the 16th Stapp Car Crash Conference. November 8-10, 1972; Detroit, MI. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:412-433. SAE 720975.
1971	Wilfert K, Voigt G. Mechanisms of injuries to unrestrained front seat passengers and their prevention by progressive instrument panel design. In: Proceedings of the 15th Stapp Car Crash Conference. November 17-19, 1971; Coronado, CA. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:437-465. SAE 710862.

Cited By (2)

Year	Entry
1979	Warner CY. Passive protection: promulgation or politics. In: 23rd Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). October 4-6, 1979; Louisville, KY.135-148.
1976	Walsh MJ, Romeo DJ. Results of cadaver and anthropomorphic dummy tests in identical crash situations. In: Proceedings of the 20th Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 18-20, 1976; Dearborn, MI. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:109-131. SAE 760803.