airbag deployment
Impact triggers protection
Airbag deployment is the rapid inflation of a vehicle's airbag during a collision.
The system uses sensors to detect sudden deceleration, triggering an explosive charge that fills the bag with gas in milliseconds.
Deployment can cause minor injuries—burns, bruising—but typically prevents far worse: The crash totaled the car, but airbag deployment saved her life.
- car accidentCollision involving automobiles
- impact forceEnergy delivered upon collision
- crash test dummyImpact simulation figure
- split secondInfinitesimal unit of time
- gas generatorFuel-powered electricity maker
accident reconstruction · seat belt · safety feature · electronic stability control · inflator · pressure sensors · steering wheel · dashboard light
- airbagsair bag, inflator
- crash forensicscrash scene, collision, skid marks, point of impact, debris field
passive vs active restraint type
airbag deploymentseatbelt
Vehicle passenger restraint
seatbelt use · lap belt · shoulder harness · three-point belt
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