Citation

Nakai T, Suzuki K, Tobari T, Takahashi H, Suzuki N, Nakahama R, Takizawa Y, Yabe H, Takahashi K. Proc. Int. Tech. Conf. Enhanced Safety Vehicles 2003; 2003: 6 p..

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, In public domain, Publisher National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

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Abstract

The relationship between ocular injuries and airbag deployment is studied experimentally in airbag deployment tests using pig eyes in vitro and newly developed load cells mounted on a fixed plate. Experiments conducted under various conditions reveal relationships between impact pressures on corneal surfaces and ocular injury rates. The ocular injury rate is determined by microscopic observation as the density of corneal endothelial cell loss. The relationship between impact pressure and injury rate is discussed statistically. No serious injuries to corneal endothelial cells occurred during the experiments within the framework of our test conditions. Injury and impact pressure has not been shown clearly. The present study investigates the relationship between corneal endothelium injury and impact pressure caused by airbag deployment. The airbag folding pattern is also examined in order to determine the influence of folding pattern on impact pressure.