PRE-SAFE~® Impulse -Early Interacting Occupant Restraint System

摘要

The safety level in modern vehicles is already extremely high. The restraint systems that are used, consisting of the classic seat belt and airbag system, feature an advanced level of optimization. In the investigation examined here, we shall leave behind the "classic" restraint system approach and discuss the question as to whether and how occupant restraint could be initiated in a hazardous situation even before the seat belt and airbag system responds. Could the valuable milliseconds close to the start of collision (t_0) up to the deceleration of the occupants be used to dissipate energy?