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9th March 2017, 18:52 | #1 |
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Airbag deployment in a ZT
Good evening: has anyone any idea please as to what speed a ZT airbag will deploy at?
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It's not speed the airbag deploys, it's the sudden stop
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I thought its electric impulse that deploy airbags
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Thread moved to a more appropriate forum. Re-direct left in old. This may be the better forum as threads get ‘lost’ very quickly in the General Forum.
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This is becoming a very funny thread...
But I think we may be losing sight of the OPs intended question, which I feel is asking for the deployment speed of the actual bag (correct me if I'm wrong - I probably am ) ? A quick Google is saying at anything up to 200mph.
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Can we clarify here please. A change in speed (mph, m/s, whatever) is an acceleration (mph/h, m/s/s). Deceleration is an acceleration, just 'negative' loool, oxymoron or no. I believe an accelerometer is used to initially trigger firing of the airbags. So yes, if struck whilst at a stand still, from the right direction (the accelerometers are direction sensitive) then the air bags may well be deployed.
Reminds me of that great TV advert when the chap is exhausted driving, looking for a comfortable way to get some shut eye, hits a tree a couple of times to get his front airbag out, and a nice comfortable pillow !!! |
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Also very inefficient, so much easier to say or write deceleration than negative acceleration - just look at the syllable and letter count. Save Save
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