A Study on Airbags and Its Importance

This paper represents a brief description on the life-saving system in an automobile during the event of an accident while driving by a four-wheeler. Definition of an Airbag can be stated as any occupant-restraint system where a cushioned coated/uncoated bag is employed to inflate within a very short span of time and instantly deflate during a collision to provide energy-absorbing surface between the occupants and steering wheel, passenger and instrument panel/body pillar/windshield/door parts. It employs the use of a fabric or cushion which is flexible in nature to inflate rapidly during an automobile collision and accommodate space within it to provide a cushioning effect and thereby reduces the injury of the occupant’s bodies when they strike interior objects such as the steering wheel, window frame, dashboard or the Windshield etc. It minimizes the level of injuries by absorbing the force exerted by steering wheel, windows and the dashboard at any point on the body and reduces the casualty rates.