Analysis of Side Impact Airbag Performance in NASS CDS Ⅱ

Abstract

Near side crashes make up a large component of fatal crashes. Side airbags protect vehicle occupant in near side crashes, but the effect of the side airbag is not well documented in real-world studies. In a previous report, the author analyzed the effect of side airbag and found the most injured location was the torso, and the effect of torso protection airbag was small compared to the seat belt in frontal crashes. But the effect of curtain airbag could not be evaluated due to insufficient data. Additional data has been added to the data set and now the focus is on evaluating head/neck injury and rollover curtain air bags.