Technical Seminar Gurukiran

MAHARAJA INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY,THANDAVAPURA.
A SEMINAR PRESENTATION ON

AIRBAGS SYSTEM IN AUTOMOBILE
PPT BY:
GURUKIRAN
4MN17ME013
8th SEMESTER
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

CONTENTS
 1. Abstract
 2. Introduction
 3. Definition
 4. Classification
 5. Advantages and Disadvantages
 6. New Trends
 7. Conclusion
 8. References
1.ABSTRACT
The development of airbags began
with the idea for a system that would
restrain automobile drivers and
passengers in an accident, whether or
not they were wearing their seat belts.
2.INTRODUCTION
 Airbags were first invented in 1953.
 The device was briefly available in US in mid-1970.
 Ford built an experimental fleet of cars with
airbags in 1971.
 In 1980,Mercedes-benz introduced the airbag
in its M-B W-126 car.
 In 1998 the NHTSA mandated the airbags in many

automobiles.
3.DEFINITION
 An air bag, also known as a Secondary
Restraint System (SRS) or an Air Cushion
Restraint System (ACRS).
It is a flexible membrane or envelope,

inflatable to contain air or some other gas.
Air bags are most commonly used for

cushioning, in particular after very rapid
inflation in the case of an automobile
collision.
 The bag itself is made of a thin nylon fabric which
is folded into the steering wheel / dashboard and
more recently in the seat or door.
 The sensor is the device that tells the bag
to inflate. Inflation happens when there is a
collision force equal to running into a brick
wall at 16 to 24 km per hour.
 The air bag's inflation system reacts sodium azide
(NaN3) with potassium nitrate (KNO3) to produce
nitrogen gas. Hot blasts of the nitrogen inflate the
air bag.
Here is the location of the airbag Controller.
4.CLASSIFICATION
Airbags are classified as
1. Front air bags.

2. Knee airbags.
3. Seat and door-mounted air bags.
4. Side air bags (inflatable tubular
structures and inflatable curtains).
Toyota venza airbag setup
Door-Mounted air bags.
5.ADVANTAGES
Air bags when combined with the safety belt by

reducing the chance that the occupant's head and
upper body will strike some part of the vehicle's
interior.
They also help reduce the risk of serious injury by
distributing crash forces more evenly across the
occupant's body.
Even though the whole process happens in only one-
twenty-fifth of a second, the additional time is
enough to help prevent serious injury.
Air bags costs less than $ 100.
According to USA National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA).
• Airbag saves thousans of lives each year in frontal

crashes and reduce deaths among drivers by about
30 percent and among passengers by 27 percent.
• About 3.3 million airbag deployment occurred and

it was estimated more than 6,377 lives saved and
countless injuries prevented.
"One recent study concluded that as
many as 6,000 lives have been saved
as a result of airbags."
DISADVANTAGES
Airbags can present a serious danger to infants,

small children .
Airbags can seriously injure or even kill the child who
is sitting close to it or is thrown toward the dash
during emergency braking.
Injuries Such as abrasion of the face skin, hearing
damage (from the sound during deployment).
Head injuries and breaking of nose, fingers, hands or

arms can occur as the airbag deploys.
• From 1990 to 2008, NHTSA identified 175 fatalities
in USA as because of airbags. ( Most of them have
been children).
• Airbag inflates at speed of 200mph and the blast of

energy can severely injure or kill passengers who
are too close to it.
• Hearing loss: hearing loss may occur as a result of
airbag inflation in low speed crashes.
• Pregnant women injuries: Potential harm to

unborn children.
6.NEW TRENDS
Many advanced air bag technologies are being
developed to tailor air bag deployment, the size and
posture of the vehicle occupant.
Many of systems will use multi-stage inflators that
deploy less forcefully in stages in moderate crashes
than in very severe crashes.
Some systems may also have an on/off switch, which
allows the air bag to be deactivated.
In 2006, Honda introduced the first motorcycle airbag
safety system ever installed on a production
motorcycle.
The airbag installed on Honda’s Gold Wing
motorcycle.
7.CONCLUSION
• Airbags are of greater importance in today’s vehicle since
safety of human life is of prior importance.
• So far safety riding and for saving the precious life safety
bags must be implemented.
• Lets hope every manufacturer implement the same.
• The airbag will lower the number of injuries and deaths
when automobile go for an accident .

Caution:
• Please wear seat belts, Don’t depend on safety
bags (Airbags).
8.REFERENCES
• Bell, W.L. "Chemistry of Air Bags," J. Chem. Ed.
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. "Airbag
Statistics."
• Autolive: Leader in Automotive Safety, "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbag".
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. "Airbag
http://www.hwysafety.org/airbags/airbag.htm
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MAHARAJA INSTITUTE OF

A SEMINAR PRESENTATION ON

 In 1998 the NHTSA mandated the airbags in many

It is a flexible membrane or envelope,

Air bags are most commonly used for

Airbags are classified as

1. Front air bags.

Air bags when combined with the safety belt by

• Airbag saves thousans of lives each year in frontal

• About 3.3 million airbag deployment occurred and

Airbags can present a serious danger to infants,

Head injuries and breaking of nose, fingers, hands or

• Airbag inflates at speed of 200mph and the blast of

• Pregnant women injuries: Potential harm to

• Lets hope every manufacturer implement the same.

• The airbag will lower the number of injuries and deaths

when automobile go for an accident .

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