Supplemental Restraint Systems

How Airbag Systems Work The first step in deploying an airbag is for the system to realise that a crash has occurred. This is accomplished by crash sensors, there are many different types of sensors. The earlier less complex sensors were simply mounted near the bottom of the radiator support, at the front of the vehicle, this area is respectfully known as the crash zone. The more complex sensors, called Micro-Machined Accelerometers are mounted inside the ACM and around the vehicle. These measure the speed and severity of the crash