Rollover ejection mitigation using an inflatable tubular structure (ITS<sup>®</sup>)

Yaniv, Gershon; Duffy, Stephen; Summers, Stephen

Affiliations

¹Simula ASD, Incorporated

³National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, United States

Abstract

The National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Simuia Automotive Safety Devices (ASD-Simula) are conducting a joint research program to evaluate the effectiveness of the Inflatable Tubular Structure (ITS^®) in mitigating ejection during rollover crashes. This research program involves full scale dynamic testing, component testing, simulation, and crash case reviews. All aspects of the program will be analyzed to evaluate the safety potential for ejection mitigation. The preliminary tests show that the ITS can be highly effective in mitigating complete occupant ejection, but cannot prevent arm ejections in rollover crashes.

Links

URL: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/esv/esv16/98s8w18.pdf

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