Development of Advanced Inflator Technology for Automotive Airbag Modules 951062
The predominant inflator system today for automotive airbag modules typically uses sodium azide propellant. Use of this type of inflator system has raised concerns about the toxicity and disposal of these systems. Under development is an advanced automotive airbag inflator system that is a non-toxic alternative to current azide configurations. The non-azide inflator uses a combination of organic fuel, oxidizer, and burnrate modifiers as propellant.
This paper will describe the development of an advanced non-azide inflator system for automotive airbag modules. Compared with present technology, the advanced non-azide system offers environmental compatibility, equivalent restraint performance, and significant weight and size reductions for improved packaging.
Citation: Khandhadia, P., Klosinski, R., and Vitek, J., "Development of Advanced Inflator Technology for Automotive Airbag Modules," SAE Technical Paper 951062, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/951062. Download Citation
Author(s):
Paresh Khandhadia, Robert Klosinski, Janie Vitek
Affiliated:
Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc.
Pages: 6
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Issues in Automotive Safety Technology: Offset Frontal Crashes, Airbags, and Belt Restraint Effectiveness-SP-1072, SAE 1995 Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars-V104-6
Related Topics:
Airbag systems
Propellants
Fuel additives
Packaging
Sodium
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