Blue Ribbon Panel for the Evaluation of Advanced Airbags

First Public Meeting - April 4, 2003

Posted on June 13, 2007 under Public Meetings

  • Meeting report
  • Presentation by the Blue Ribbon Panel Chair, Dr. Susan Ferguson
  • Evolution of Air Bag Technology — Including a Discussion of EDR Importance, Mr. Chip Chidester, National Center for Statistics and Analysis Research and Development
  • Special Crash Investigations and National Automotive Sampling System CDS, and Alliance Air Bag Data Collection, Mr. Chip Chidester, National Center for Statistics and Analysis Research and Development
  • Comparison of Frontal-Crash Protection for Front-Seat Occupants in “Pre-1998″ and “1998+” Model-Year Vehicles, Dr. Larry Schneider, Biosciences Division, The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
  • Changes in Injury Patterns in Frontal Crashes: Injuries to Drivers of Vehicles Model Year 1993-1997 vs. Drivers of Vehicles 1998-2002, Dr. Maria Segui-Gomez, Johns Hopkins University & Universidad de Navarra
  • Performance of Second Generation Air Bags for Child Occupants, Dr. Dennis Durbin, Partners for Child Passenger Safety, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania
  • Performance of Advanced Air Bags Based on Data from William Lehman Injury Research Center (WLIRC) and NASS New PSU’s, Dr. Jeffrey Augenstein and Dr. Ken Digges, WLIRC & GW University

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