• CN: 11-2187/TH
  • ISSN: 0577-6686

›› 2001, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 12-17.

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SURVEY OF RESEARCH ON AIRBAG FOR OCCUPANT INJURY PREVENTION FROM VEHICLE IMPACTS

Liu Zijian;Huang Tianze;Zhang Jianhua;Yang Jikuang   

  1. Hunan University Crash Safety Division Department of Machine and Vehicle Design, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
  • Published:2001-05-15

Abstract: The research on airbags in fatal injury prevention, the airbag induced injuries, and the latest development of airbag techniques, is surveyed. The literature study is focused on the accident analysis, the occupant injuries related to airbags, injury biomechanics, the evaluation method for airbags effectiveness, and the development up-to-date in this field.

Key words: Airbag, Injury biomechanics, Injury prevention, Vehicle impact

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