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Automotive Pre-Tensioner
are pyrotechnic, where an explosive device takes up slack, reducing the response time to milliseconds if a crash occurs.
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Materials Engineering: TPE-Sheathed Sensors Improve Pedestrian Safety
time, the electronics conclude things about the nature of the impacting object. If it concludes that the object was a person, it ignites pyrotechnic actuators which within about 40 msec lift the bonnet cover a few centimeters. This distances the impacting body from the hard motor components, thus
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Autoliv Optimizes Vehicle Safety Equipment Using LMS Testing Solutions
severe injuries. In the event of a car accident, a predefined sequence of actions is initiated to protect the occupants of the vehicle. Thomas Norberg, Laboratory Manager at Autoliv in Vargarda, Sweden, describes what happens starting at the onset of a crash, "A small pyrotechnic charge activates
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Systems Approach in Development of Adaptive Energy Absorbing Steering Columns by Virtual Engineering (.pdf)
of. shown in figure 2 may be based on mechanical or. the analysis with limited dynamic pul test of the strap is. pyrotechnic activated devices. The design of such a. shown. Further, the results of a subsystem FE mini-sled. component to meet the requirements is a time. model using a Blak tuffy
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Shaping the Solenoid Force Curve
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Matching The Correct Size Solenoid For The Job
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Simulation deflates airbag design time
and augment inflators with hydrogen gas. They are simple and environmentally friendly. An inflator is basically a sealed aluminum cylinder (bottle) filled with a stable, combustible gas mixture, ignited by a pyrotechnic squib. It contains and produces no toxic components. TRW has begun producing
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Dual Depth Passenger Air Bag (.pdf)
the development effort. seated with the seat located rearward of a seat. including initial sled and out-of-position testing. position sensor. The hardware components. The final design was found to be a useful tool. include a single level output inflator, a pyrotechnic. when balancing in-position restraint