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Airbags inflate quickly during an accident to cushion and slow down an occupant's motion. They absorb the kinetic energy of impact by inflating between the occupant and hard interior parts. The airbag material inflates to create a damping effect and cushioning to minimize injury risk and save lives. Complex equations govern the dynamics of how airbag gas vents out over time based on factors like gas pressure, temperature and mass, vent area, and ambient pressure. These equations can then be used to calculate the acceleration experienced by an occupant during impact absorption by the deploying airbag.

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Airbags inflate quickly during an accident to cushion and slow down an occupant's motion. They absorb the kinetic energy of impact by inflating between the occupant and hard interior parts. The airbag material inflates to create a damping effect and cushioning to minimize injury risk and save lives. Complex equations govern the dynamics of how airbag gas vents out over time based on factors like gas pressure, temperature and mass, vent area, and ambient pressure. These equations can then be used to calculate the acceleration experienced by an occupant during impact absorption by the deploying airbag.

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Airbags inflate quickly during an accident to cushion and slow down an occupant's motion. They absorb the kinetic energy of impact by inflating between the occupant and hard interior parts. The airbag material inflates to create a damping effect and cushioning to minimize injury risk and save lives. Complex equations govern the dynamics of how airbag gas vents out over time based on factors like gas pressure, temperature and mass, vent area, and ambient pressure. These equations can then be used to calculate the acceleration experienced by an occupant during impact absorption by the deploying airbag.

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Airbags inflate quickly during an accident to cushion and slow down an occupant's motion. They absorb the kinetic energy of impact by inflating between the occupant and hard interior parts. The airbag material inflates to create a damping effect and cushioning to minimize injury risk and save lives. Complex equations govern the dynamics of how airbag gas vents out over time based on factors like gas pressure, temperature and mass, vent area, and ambient pressure. These equations can then be used to calculate the acceleration experienced by an occupant during impact absorption by the deploying airbag.

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Airbags: It is an inflatable membrane which absorb the kinetic energy of an occupant during

accident. They inflate quickly and release the air gradually which create a damping effect for
the occupants motion as well as cushion effect to avoid the contact of occupant from hard
interior parts . Airbags play a vital role in saving human life and minimizing the injury risk.

. = ( )

= ( )


= ( )

Where
: Mass of the occupant
: Acceleration of the occupant
: Pressure of gas within the airbag
: Ambient pressure
: Area of contact between the occupant and the airbag
: Density of the gas within the airbag
: Ideal gas constant
: Temperature of gas within the airbag
: Molar mass of gas within the airbag
: Mass of gas within the airbag

Airbag gas dynamics


The mass of gas venting dmv through a vent in interval time dt, is given by
dmv = Av dt
where A is the area of the vent, v is the velocity of gas venting the airbag.
From momentum theorem,
dmv v = (p pa)A dt
Solving the above equations

The mass of gas within the airbag having two vents at any time t, is given by

= 2
0


= 2
0

where mi is the mass of gas within the airbag at fully inflated state.

Fig: Airbags Geometry during occupant airbag interaction [30]


Relation between parametric dimensions,
+ 2 = 2
Area of head contact with airbag is assumed as cylindrical base, therefore

2
= ( )
2
Thus volume of airbag can be calculate by dividing it into two parts, i.e. internal cylinder
(V1) and external elliptical annulus (V2).

2
1 = ( )
2
+
2 2 2
2 = 4 ( ) ( )
2 2
2
So, V=V1+V2
Occupants Response
Now by substituting the above relationship into eq, we get the acceleration of occupant:

2
2 0 (2)

= +
.
2 2 2
(2) + 2
4( 2 ) ( 2)
[ 2 ]

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