INTERFERENCIA DE LAS ADAPTACIONES DE CONDUCCION PARA DISCAPACITADOS EN LA SEGURIDAD PASIVA

Abstract

To adapt vehicle driving to a person with limited mobility there are diverse types of technical aids for the primary and secondary controls. These elements get in the vehicle crash survival space and can interfere with the original safety systems designed for the vehicle. Different simulations of steering control devices are realized and the results are compared with the information obtained experimentally. In the static tests of airbag deployment, the most representative steering control devices are mounted in the steering wheel, those which geometry can influence more negatively the normal airbag deployment. These tests are recorded by a high speed camera to be able to check the information about the interference between both elements, and determine the effect on the airbag and on the adapted controls checking different positions and if some elements are broken down. Keywords: Adapted car controls, disabled drivers, passive safety