ANAND INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

OF ENGINEERING

TOPIC :-

AIR BAG
SUBMITTEDBY:- PAWAN KUMAR
(MECHANICAL)
(13ME024)

INTRODUCTION

For year, the trusty seat belt provided the sole from of passive
restraint in our cars.

There were debated about there safety ,especially relating to

children.

But over time , mush of country adopted mandatory seat-belt

laws.

Statistics have shown that the use of seat belts have saved
thousands of lives that might have been lost in collisions.

Air bags have been under development for many years.

No safety device has consumed more attention and resources

then the airbag

It is known with high confidence that when crush occurs, the

presence of air bag reduces fatality risk to drivers.

Airbags are subject of serious government and industry

research.

DEVELOPMENT OF AIR BAGS

First patent on an inflatable crash-landing device for air planes was

filled during world war II.

In the 1980, the first commercial air bags appeared in automobiles.

MAIN PARTS OF AIR BAG

Bag

Sensor

Inflation system

BAG

Made of a thin , nylon fabric , which is folded into the steering wheel or
dashboard or, the seat or door.

The powdery substance released (regular cornstarch or talcum powder)

is used to keep the bags lubricated while they are in storage.

SENSOR

The sensor is a device that tells the bag to inflate.

It works with the control module to discriminate between crash and

non crush events.

TYPES OF SENSOR

Ball and magnet type sensor

Spring and roller type sensor

INFLATION SYSTEM

NaN3+KNO3=produce large volume of nitrogen gas.

Hot blasts of airbag from its storage site up to 322 Km/h.

WORKING OF AIR BAGS

Air bags are designed to inflate in frontal impacts in which the car
strikes about 16 km/h.

After collision , sensor sends a electric current to inflation system.

The electric current heats a filament (wire) ,which ignite a capsule

which in turn ignites the gas generating pallets .

The gas expands quickly and inflation of air bags there by takes
place , which breaks through a plastic cover in the steering wheel.

The whole process takes about 0.1 second.

MORDEN TYPES OF AIR BAGS

CURTAIN AIR BAGS

Developed by Mercedes and Volvo.

Inflate in front of windows to provide passengers

better head and neck protection.

More efficient at tipping and side impacts.

HEAD THROAX BAG

Developed by Ford and Renault.

High protection to head.

INFLATABLE TUBULAR STRUCTURE (ITS)

Developed by BMW.

World first airbag for head protection.

DISARMING THE AIR BAGS

Disconnect the battery

Wait 30 seconds.

Remove the airbag fuse.

Drop the sound insulation panel.

Disconnect the circuits.

Thus the bag is disarmed.

CONCLUSION

Air bags are a greater importance in todays vehicles since safety of

human life.

So far safe riding and for saving the precious life the safety bags must
be implemented.

Lets hope every automobile manufacturer implement the same.