1.Introduction 2.Working 3.

Triggering

conditions 4.Some videos

Sukhdeep Singh UE89066 Mechanical 2nd yr

vehicle safety device have been under development for many years. 1st commercial airbags in the 1980s 6,000 lives may have been saved

 Airplane

airbags Only a

couple of major airlines have seat belt airbags. Lessen minor injuries

simple design central "Airbag control unit ACU monitors sensors within the vehicle , accelerometers, impact sensors, side (door) pressure sensors, wheel speed sensors, brake sensors, and seat occupancy sensors Signals fed into the ACU , determines angle of impact, the severity, or force of the crash, along with other variables

Moving objects have momentum. Cars consist of several objects the vehicle itself, loose object in the car and of course the passengers itself. Stopping an objects momentum requires force acting over a period of time.
Airbag slow down the passenger's speed Little damage or no damage

Airbag inflates in approximately 20 to 30 milliseconds. Decision by ACU to deploy an airbag in 15 to 30 milliseconds Airbags are fully inflated within approximately 60-80 milliseconds

23 km/h (14 mph) barrier collision Striking a parked car at about twice the speed. The airbag sensor is a MEMS accelerometer, which is a small integrated circuit with integrated micro mechanical elements.

auto-ignition (150-200 C ). Today, airbag triggering algorithms are becoming much more complex. Experimental algorithms may take into account some factors as the weight of the occupant, the seat location, etc etc