Document the Parameter Sensitivity Study - Outline a Systems Analysis Approach and Perform a Sensitivity Study of the Passenger Air Cushion (PAC) Computer Model

摘要

This report investigates the design and crash environment factors which influence the degree of protective capability offered by an inflatable restraint system to a three year old, forward positioned child. Two separate restraint system designs are investigated - a Chevrolet Citation system designed by MCR Technology and a DeLorean system designed by Fitzpatrick Engineering. The method of investigation is by using the PAC computer model in which various design and crash factors are separately simulated on the computer. The main objective of this study is to ascertain which of these factors influence injury most strongly so that the designer can design systems which minimize injury to the forward positioned child as well as the normally seated adult.