New side airbag can increase crumple zone in passenger compartment
A two-stage side airbag from ZF Lifetec uses the milliseconds before an unavoidable crash to build up valuable distance and better protect the occupants.
The Pre-Crash Dual Stage Side Airbag triggers its first stage around 200 ms before the collision and pushes the occupants a few centimetres into the vehicle interior, away from the expected impact point.
As a result of this gain in space, the actual side airbag with the second stage can develop its full protective effect during the collision.
For the full story, see the August 2024 edition of MobileTex.
Photo: ZF Lifetec