AIRBAGS

Everysinglepersoninthisworldwantstobesafe.Eventhefirstquestionthatcomesinour
mindbeforeexperiencingnewmodesoftransportationornewridescomesis,Isitsafe?Every
secondthe population of the world is increasing, as thenumberofpeopleincreases, the
numberofvehiclesincreasesandthus,thenumberofaccidentsincreases.Accidentsnotonly
occurduetotheincreasingnumberofvehiclesontheroadbutalsobecauseofsomepeople
whoareentirelyoblivioustothefactthattrafficrulesevenexist. Severeaccidentsleadto
deathsofpeople;thus,safetymeasuresshouldbetakeninthevehiclestominimisetheimpact
of accidents one such step is installing airbags inthe vehicles.

A BASIC UNDERSTANDING,
Thefirstthingthatcomesinourmindswhenwehearthewordairbagisthatitisabagthatis
filledwithair,and itis thesame.Anairbagisdesignedtoinflatequicklywithairwhenthe
vehiclesundergoanaccident.Thepurposeoftheairbagistoprovideacushionysurfaceto
peopletofalloninsteadofgettinginjuredbyanyinteriorofavehicle,thuslimitingthechances
of any severe injuries.
Everyvehiclecontainingairbagsisinstalledwithcrashsensors.Duringanaccident,thecrash
sensorsprovideinformationlikethetypeofcollision,thecrashangle,thecrashintensitytothe
electroniccontrollerunit.Thisunithasanalgorithminstalledwhichundergoescalculationsif
theresultfulfilsthecriteriaofdeploymentofairbagsthecircuitsaretriggeredandoneormore
airbag depending upon the information is deployed. The air is filled with the help of
compressed air cylinders that are installed in thevehicles.