AUTOMOTIVESAFETY

Dr.RohitSinghLather,Ph.D.AssociateProfessor,

TheNorthCapUniversity

Sometestsyou’rebetteroffnotdoingyourself

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INTRODUCTION

ConflictingDemandsbyVehicleBuyers

Safety

FuelConsumption CO2

Reliability

Traffic

UsableSpace

Performance

ExhaustEmissions

Noise

Recycling

Comfort

HISTORYOFAUTOMOTIVEACCIDENTS1869 - IrishscientistMaryWardwasriding inasteam-poweredautomobilebuiltbyhercousins

Onturning, onaroadabend,Wardwasthrownfromherseatandfellinthevehicle’spathOneofthewheelsrolledoverherandbrokeherneckkillingherinstantly

1891 - Engineer JamesLambertwasdrivingoneofhisinventions,anearlygasoline-poweredbuggyThebuggy, alsocarryingpassengerJamesSwoveland,hitatreerootstickingoutofthegroundLambertlostcontrolandthevehiclecrashed,bothmensufferedminor injuries

1896 - BridgetDriscollsteppedoffofaLondoncurbandwasstruckandkilledbyagas-poweredAnglo-FrenchmodelcardrivenbyArthurEdsall withatopspeedoffourmilesperhour.ThecoronerwhoexaminedDriscoll’sbody isfamouslyquotedassayingthathehoped“suchathingwouldneverhappenagain.”(Thatsameyear, abicyclistwas killedby automobile inNewYorkCity.)

September13,1899:ThefirstpedestriandeathintheU.S.occurredonHenryBliss,accordingtocontemporaryaccounts,was(not aFriday)eitherdisembarking fromaNewYorkCitystreetcarorhelping awomanstepoutwhenhewasstruck

byanelectrically-poweredtaxicab.Hediedfrom injuries tohisheadandchestthenextmorning

1898:Thefirstdriver fatalityfromacollisionhappened in,whenEnglishman HenryLindfieldandhissonweredriving fromBrighton toLondon.Neartheendoftheirtrip, Lindfield lostcontrolofthecarwhilegoingdownahill- TheycrashedthroughafenceandLindfieldwasthrownfromthedriver’s seatbeforethecarranintoatreeandcaughthislegbetweenthem

- Hisson’slegwascrushedbelowthekneeanddecidedtoamputateitandaftertheoperation, Lindfield remainedunconscious,anddiedthefollowing day

2010– 2020UNDECADEOFROADSAFETY

EDUCATION

EMERGENCYCAREENACTMENT&

ENFORCEMENT

ROADENGINEERING

ENVIRONMENT

VEHICLEENGINEERING

ROADSAFETY

6E’sofROADSAFETY

AutomotiveSafety

AccidentalAvoidance MitigationofInjuries

Human Vehicle Environment

DuringtheAccidentAftertheAccident

RescueCapability

MedicalCare

FirePrevention

Condition

Perception

HandlingDrivingVehicle

Environment

HandlingCharacteristics

VisionLights

ComfortAcousticsClimateDamper

BrakingAcceleration

TrafficControlSignal

Wether

TrafficDensity

TrafficRouting

InformationSystem

RestraintSystem

SelfProtection

OccupantProtection

ProtectionOfOwn

Occupants

ProtectionofTwowheeler

AndPedestrian

BumperDesignFoldingmirrors

PreventionofSharpedgeBodyparts

ProtectionofOtherOccupants

PartnerProtection

OccupantShell

DeformationCharacteristics

Source:AutomotiveSafetyHandbook

AUTOMOBILESAFETYSYSTEMS

AUTOMOBILESAFEY

ACTIVESAFETY

AssisttoAvoidtheOccurrenceofCrash

PreventCrash

PASSIVESAFETY

ProtectheOccupantsIntheEventofCrash

ProtectOccupants

ACTIVE&PASSIVESAFETYSYSTEMS

ACTIVE SAFETYSYSTEMSAntilockBrakingSystem

ElectronicStabilityControlReverseSensors

TirePressureMonitoringEmergencyBrakeAssistance

MirrorsAdaptiveLightingSystem

SeatBeltReminderLaneDeparture

PASSIVE SAFETYSYSTEMSAirbags

LaminatedWindscreenEnergyAbsorbingBrackets

CargoProtectionCollapsibleSteeringColumnPedestrianProtectionSystem

SeatBeltsAntiIntrusionBarsCrumpleZone

CRASH

HAZARDPREVENTION

CRASHUNAVOIDABLE

TIME

ACTIVESAFETY PASSIVESAFETY

DAMAGEREDUCTION

HAZARDDETECTION HAZARDAVOIDANCE HAZARDMITIGATION

TESTINGANDEVALUATIONMETHODSFORACTIVEVEHICLESAFETY(eVALVE)

NEWCARASSESMENTPROGRAMME(NCAP)PRORRAMSAdaptiveCruise Control

LaneDepartureWarning

LaneKeepingAssist

ForwardCollision Warning

BlindSpotDetection

Seatbelts

Airbags

Collapsing Steering

Collapsing Pedals

AdaptiveHeadrestPre- Crash

Collision Mitigation

Anti- BrakeSystemElectronicStabilityControl

TODEVELOPTESTINGANDEVALUATIONMETHODSFORACTIVESAFETYSYSTEMS

http://www.evalue-project.eu

ENCOURAGEMANUFACTURERS TOBUILDSAFERVEHICLESANDCONSUMERSTOBUYTHEM