0406 The shock absorption performance of wearable airbags for falls on the level floors
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A wearable air-bag system for falls on the floor is being developed. This system consists of fall detection sensors, calculating process unit, and one or two more airbags. which protect heads, buttocks. and backs against the hit on the level floor. The airbag system is especially designed to protect against backward falls, because backward falls are comparatively more risky than forward falls. which means pedestrians can soften hit force by themselves and protectt their heads with upper limbs. Various experiments using a dummy with fixed or non-fixed joints are conducted to evaluate the shock absorption performance of wearable airbags against hit on the level floor. The wearable airbags can considerably reduce hit by falls, but the present capacity of the shock absorption and location and size of wearable airbags should be improved for actual use..
