The airbag system is one of the crucial parts of any vehicle safety components. Proper airbag deployment can ensure that you and your passengers survive a crash

Demyanenko, A.

Zelensky, S.

SocioEconomic Challenges Journal (Sumy State University)

МІНІСТЕРСТВО ОСВІТИ І НАУКИ УКРАЇНИ 
СУМСЬКИЙ ДЕРЖАВНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ 
КАФЕДРА ІНОЗЕМНИХ МОВ 
ЛІНГВІСТИЧНИЙ НАВЧАЛЬНО-МЕТОДИЧНИЙ 
ЦЕНТР 
 
 
 
 
 
 
МАТЕРІАЛИ 
Х ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКОЇ НАУКОВО-ПРАКТИЧНОЇ 
КОНФЕРЕНЦІЇ СТУДЕНТІВ, АСПІРАНТІВ ТА 
ВИКЛАДАЧІВ 
ЛІНГВІСТИЧНОГО НАВЧАЛЬНО-МЕТОДИЧНОГО 
ЦЕНТРУ КАФЕДРИ ІНОЗЕМНИХ МОВ 
 
 
 
“WITH FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO MUTUAL 
UNDERSTANDING, BETTER TECHNOLOGIES AND 
ECOLOGICALLY SAFER ENVIRONMENT” 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Суми, 24 березня 2016 року) 
The tenth all Ukrainian scientific practical student`s, 
postgraduate’s and teacher’s conference 
 
 
 
120 
 
AIRBAGS: SAVING LIVES 
Demyanenko A., Zelensky S., SU-41 
Mulina N.I., EL Adviser 
 
The airbag system is one of the crucial parts of any vehicle 
safety components. Proper airbag deployment can ensure that you 
and your passengers survive a crash. 
The air bag was first conceived by John W. Hetrick in 1952. To 
design the airbag he applied an event he had observed while in the 
Navy. He was repairing a torpedo which had a canvas covering. 
When the compressed air that was in the torpedo was released, it 
quickly inflated the canvas shooting it to the ceiling. He developed 
his design until he obtained a patent on the device on 5 August 1952. 
Airbags deploy at the front of the dashboard in most cars, and 
many vehicles have airbags along the side of the car as well. When 
there is an accident, the airbags fill up with air very quickly to 
provide a cushioning system for the people in the car so that they are 
not thrown around in the event of a crash. 
To deploy airbags need the crash sensors. There are two types 
of airbag sensors: electrical and mechanical. Electrical sensors vary 
in design. Some use an electromechanical "ball and tube" 
mechanism. Other electrical designs are similar in principle, using 
accelerometer to trip the sensor. Mechanical sensors work 
independent of the electrical system with a design that actuates a 
firing pin triggering a small explosion after a crash. 
According to engineering study an airbag can deploy in about 
55 milliseconds. This is about the same amount of time it takes you 
to blink your eyes or sneeze. 
Airbags have saved 15 thousands of people for 20 years, or 
they saved 62 people per month, or it equals 2 saved lives per day. 
Statistic is taken only from the USA. 
Swedish concept of world‘s first airbag for cyclists was created 
by Hovding Company. It protects nearly all of the head while leaving 
the field of vision open. 
 
 


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Airbags: saving lives

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МІНІСТЕРСТВО ОСВІТИ І НАУКИ УКРАЇНИ СУМСЬКИЙ ДЕРЖАВНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ КАФЕДРА ІНОЗЕМНИХ МОВ ЛІНГВІСТИЧНИЙ НАВЧАЛЬНО-МЕТОДИЧНИЙ ЦЕНТР       МАТЕРІАЛИ Х ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКОЇ НАУКОВО-ПРАКТИЧНОЇ КОНФЕРЕНЦІЇ СТУДЕНТІВ, АСПІРАНТІВ ТА ВИКЛАДАЧІВ ЛІНГВІСТИЧНОГО НАВЧАЛЬНО-МЕТОДИЧНОГО ЦЕНТРУ КАФЕДРИ ІНОЗЕМНИХ МОВ    “WITH FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, BETTER TECHNOLOGIES AND ECOLOGICALLY SAFER ENVIRONMENT”        (Суми, 24 березня 2016 року) The tenth all Ukrainian scientific practical student`s, postgraduate’s and teacher’s conference    120  AIRBAGS: SAVING LIVES Demyanenko A., Zelensky S., SU-41 Mulina N.I., EL Adviser  The airbag system is one of the crucial parts of any vehicle safety components. Proper airbag deployment can ensure that you and your passengers survive a crash. The air bag was first conceived by John W. Hetrick in 1952. To design the airbag he applied an event he had observed while in the Navy. He was repairing a torpedo which had a canvas covering. When the compressed air that was in the torpedo was released, it quickly inflated the canvas shooting it to the ceiling. He developed his design until he obtained a patent on the device on 5 August 1952. Airbags deploy at the front of the dashboard in most cars, and many vehicles have airbags along the side of the car as well. When there is an accident, the airbags fill up with air very quickly to provide a cushioning system for the people in the car so that they are not thrown around in the event of a crash. To deploy airbags need the crash sensors. There are two types of airbag sensors: electrical and mechanical. Electrical sensors vary in design. Some use an electromechanical "ball and tube" mechanism. Other electrical designs are similar in principle, using accelerometer to trip the sensor. Mechanical sensors work independent of the electrical system with a design that actuates a firing pin triggering a small explosion after a crash. According to engineering study an airbag can deploy in about 55 milliseconds. This is about the same amount of time it takes you to blink your eyes or sneeze. Airbags have saved 15 thousands of people for 20 years, or they saved 62 people per month, or it equals 2 saved lives per day. Statistic is taken only from the USA. Swedish concept of world‘s first airbag for cyclists was created by Hovding Company. It protects nearly all of the head while leaving the field of vision open.   

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