Airbag application to passenger seat for aircraft: impact tests. Issue 3 (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chiba, Masakatsu; Yasui, Takuya; Nambu, Yousuke; Katayama, Kazuo; Yutani, Hiroshi
• Is Part Of: International journal of crashworthiness. Volume 25:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 242
• Page End: 251
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Airbag for aircraft -- drop test -- exhaust orifice -- rupture pressure; Automobiles -- Crashworthiness -- Periodicals; Airplanes -- Crashworthiness -- Periodicals; 629.2042
• DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2019.1573488
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1358-8265

Abstract

Abstract: Impact tests were conducted for an airbag that was installed as an aircraft seat cushion to reduce the shock to passengers in the case of an emergency. A falling body was dropped against a pre-inflated test airbag which was equipped with an exhaust orifice. Acceleration and displacement of the falling body and the inner pressure of the test airbag were measured. The influences of diameter, length and rupture pressure of the exhaust orifice on the shock absorbability of the airbag were investigated.