This short communication is aimed at indication of a significant problem to be solved by researchers working in the field engineering structures. The contribution concerns very important application rescue cushion, which an airbag system devoted impact mitigation appearing during evacuation people from heights. Although, similar principle their operation, car airbags have been thoroughly tested...

The objective of this study is to develop a new method and tools required for the evaluation of the potential benefits of pre-impact safety restraint systems. A pre-crash sled system that can reproduce controlled pre-impact braking in combination with a variety of crash pulses was built. The sled can be customized from existing vehicles to examine a variety of restraint systems. In addition, a ...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the crash characteristics, injury distribution, and injury mechanisms for Maximum Abbreviated Injury Score (MAIS) 2+ injured belted, near-side occupants in airbag-equipped modern vehicles. Furthermore, differences in injury distribution for senior occupants compared to non-senior occupants was investigated, as well as whether the near-side occupant inju...

Frontal-impact airbag systems have the potential to provide a benefit to rear seat occupants by distributing restraining forces over the body in a manner not possible using belts alone. This study sought to investigate the effects of incorporating a belt-integrated airbag ("airbelt") into a rear seat occupant restraint system. Frontal impact sled tests were performed with a Hybrid III 50th perc...

Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) have gained acceptance as viable products for many commercial and government applications. MEMS are currently being used as displays for digital projection systems, sensors for airbag deployment systems, inkjet print head systems, and optical routers. This paper will discuss current and future MEMS applications.

In this paper, it is made an analysis of the current project risk management procedure followed by the Spanish Business Unit of an automotive multinational company, which manufactures steering wheels and airbag modules. Taking into account the PMI standard, different changes are established in the current procedure for the purpose of defining and implementing a project risk management procedure...

Recent years have experienced explosive growth of smartphone sales. Inevitably, the rise in the popularity of smartphones also makes them an attractive target for attacks. In light of these threats, current mobile platform providers have developed various server-side vetting processes to block malicious applications (“apps”). While helpful, they are still far from ideal in achieving their goals...