Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 Occupant Crash Protection: Right Front Passenger Test Methodologies MGA Research Corporation

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Lewandowski, Jeff, author.

Conference Name:

SAE 2006 World Congress & Exhibition (2006-04-03 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2006

Summary:

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 - Occupant Crash Protection establishes performance requirements to determine whether passenger vehicles, light multipurpose vehicles, and trucks meet conditions and injury criteria specified by the standard. On May 12, 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) amended the standard to set the path for future air bag development [1, 2]. The amendment concerned the development of airbag systems that would be designed to minimize the risk of air bag induced injuries in comparison to current technologies. These new rules forward the framework for engineering of these systems without strictly regulating their design.This paper will discuss the test methodologies used from the initial design phase to the final validation phase of a vehicle. Strategies for advanced air bag system types, suppression and low risk occupant mixes, and the use of human subjects will be discussed. System costs and suppression due care testing will be considered. Readers of this paper will gain a broader understanding of the FMVSS 208 advanced air bag rule test methods

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Publisher Number:

2006-01-0720

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Restricted for use by site license