INFLATABLE STRUCTURES FOR ENHANCED SIDE IMPACT CRASH PROTECTION

Award Information

Agency: Department of Transportation	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 6892	Program Year/Program: 1987 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 6892	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Collison Safety Engineer Inc
150 S Mountainway Dr Orem, UT 84058
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1987

Title: INFLATABLE STRUCTURES FOR ENHANCED SIDE IMPACT CRASH PROTECTION

Agency: DOT

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $50,000.00

Abstract:
THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A SIX-MONTH PROGRAM FOR THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF A DEPLOYABLE, DOOR-MOUNTED PAD FOR ENHANCING THE PROTECTION LEVEL AFFORDED FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS BY VEHICLES STRUCK IN THE SIDE DOOR AREA. THE CONCEPT PROPOSED FOR INVESTIGATION IS AN INFLATABLE STRUCTURE INTEGRATED INTO A PRODUCTION-CONFIGURED SMALL CAR DOOR. UPON IMPACT OF THE DOOR A STORED GAS OR PYROTECHNIC GAS GENERATOR WOULD BE CRASH-ACTIVATED TO INWARDLY DEPLOY A PADDING-TYPE STRUCTURE INTO THE VOID BETWEEN THE NEAR-SIDE OCCUPANT'S LATERAL OUTBOARD BODY SURFACES AND THE DOOR INNER PANEL, THIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING VEHICLE "RIDE-UP" FOR BOTH NEAR AND FAR-SIDE OCCUPANTS. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED AS A MULTI-TASK EFFORT AIMED AT DEMONSTRATING A MOCKED-UP SYSTEM IN FIRST A DYNAMIC BENCH TEST (DROP TEST) AND, IF RESULTS WARRANT AND RESOURCES PERMIT, A SIMPLE FULL-SCALE CRASH TEST.

Principal Investigator:
Donald e struble
DIRECTOR/SENIOR ENGINEER

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Small Business Information at Submission:

Collison Safety Engineer Inc
150 S Mountainway Dr Orem, UT 84058

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No