Transport i bezpieczeństwo · 21/01/1997

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Restraint Systems

This document announces that NHTSA will be holding a public workshop to explore technical issues relating to the agency's occupant protection standard and smart air bags. The purposes of the workshop are to-- Review the types of smart air bags (e.g., automatic deactivation based on weight sensors, automatic deactivation based on other or additional types of sensors, and automatic modulation of the speed and force of air bag deployment so as not to seriously injure occupants) and the specific technologies which can be used, singly or in combination, to provide smart capability; Assess the suitability of the agency's definitions of smart passenger air bags (provided in the agency's November 27, 1996 labeling final rule), and discuss appropriate definitions for smart driver air bags; Assess which types of specific smart air bag technologies or combinations of technologies are best suited for addressing passenger risks and which are best suited for addressing driver risks; Consider what test procedures and test devices should be proposed by the agency to assure the proper performance of each type of smart air bag in the short run, and what procedures and devices would be appropriate fo