Study on a Pneumatic Automatic-Extendable Crash Energy Absorption System

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This paper presents a pneumatic energy absorption system which can extend the energy-absorption beam automatically just before crash. The system consists of thin-shell energy absorption structure, pneumatic equipment and control system. When the control system detectives a crash accident is unavoidable, the pneumatic equipment will extend the energy absorption beam which is fixed in thin-shell energy absorption structure immediately to increase energy absorption space. This system has been equipped on a mass produced bus, and it indicates that the length of energy absorption space can be increased more than 230 mm instantaneously before a crash accident occurs. The time used to extend the energy absorption beam is less than 100ms.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 455-456)

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1509-1514

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January 2012

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© 2012 Trans Tech Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved

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