Safety simulation model for drivers of adapted cars

摘要

In cases where frontal impacts take place in vehicles in which control devices have been mounted, driver safety is compromised by the effect of these devices on the correct working of the driver airbag [1].The simulation provided information on the forces involved in the injuries sustained by the driver. In this simulation, the crash survival space is based on a frontal impact. On one hand, there is a passive set of forces generated by the steering control device and the steering wheel. On the other hand, there are the forces generated by the airbag. An airbag model was used, formed by a fabric bag which is correctly folded, and filled with a gas that expands according to a theoretical model. In this simulation, a dummy is also added to represent the driver, who is correctly secured with the safety belt. These elements are subjected to decelerations corresponding to a frontal impact. This work analyzes what happens during these impacts.