Lectures

Session 1 - OEM's needs and regulations

- Passive safety trends in emerging markets

- REACH European directive applied to an airbag module system

- Certification of pyrotechnic articles for vehicles

- EuroNcap Integral safety ratings

Session 2 - Safety systems design

S2-3 The APC system an airbag incorporated into a standard helmet p 133 Michel Guerin, APC System
S2-4 State of the art in airbag inflator tubing and appropriate tube qualifying tests Franck Neuner, TRW airbag systems GmbH
S2-5 Innovative Bonnet Active Actuator (B2A) for Pedestrian Protection Evrard Borg, SNPE Materiaux Energetiques p 157
S2-6 ASP-5.1 gyro inflator 0 20 mm for side, curtain and knee applications Francois Rigault, Natacha Galland, Michael Levasseur, AUTOLIV
S2-7 Tai Hang Chang Qing Automotive Safety Technology p 191 Wang Feng, Tai Hang Chang Qing Automotive Safety Systems

Session 3 - Gas generating substances

S3-1 Process scale up and development of a global gas generant for automotive inflator applications Gary Lund, Brett Hussey, Roger Bradford, Ivan Mendenhall, AUTOLIV
S3-2 SILINITE TM a well known and reliable gas generating composition designed for active structures systems and fitting with electro deposition process Stephane Besombes, Frederic Marlin, SNPE Materiaux Energetiques
S3-3 Phosphorus as reducing agent for thermites Marc Comet, Viencent Pichot, Dominique Hassler, Nelly Piazzon, Denis Spitzer, ISL.
S3-4 High performances pelletizable ignition composition suitable for dry process manufacturing Frederic Marlin, Stephane Besombes, SNPE Materiaux Energetiques

Session 4 - Performances evaluation and lifecycle

S4-1 Successful imaging of combustion phenomena of airbag inflators by mean of High speed X-ray system Katsuya Hasegawa, Tomomi Kawasaki, JAXA
S4-2 Advanced kinetic analysis of thermoanalytical measurements to assess pyrotechnic substances for inflator applications Manfred A Bohn, Fraunhofer-Institut fur Chemische Technology (ICT)