Ukuze kuvikelwe abagibeli, kusetshenziswa ubuchwepheshe obuhlukahlukene kanye namadivayisi ahlobene nokuphepha emotweni. Isibonelo, isakhiwo somzimba senzelwe ukumunca amandla okushaya. Ngisho ne-Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) esanda kuthandwa kakhulu isidlulele ngale komsebenzi wokuthuthukisa ukulula kokushayela futhi yaba ukucushwa okubalulekile kokuphepha. Kodwa ukucushwa kokuvikela ukuphepha okuyisisekelo nokuyinhloko yibhande lesihlalo kanyeisikhwama somoyaKusukela ekusetshenzisweni ngokusemthethweni kwe-airbag yezimoto ngawo-1980, kusindise izimpilo ezingenakubalwa. Akukhona ukweqisa ukusho ukuthi i-airbag iyinsika yohlelo lokuphepha kwezimoto. Ake sibheke umlando kanye nekusasa le-airbag.
Enkambisweni yokushayela imoto, uhlelo lwe-airbag luthola umthelela wangaphandle, futhi inqubo yalo yokusebenza kufanele idlule ezinyathelweni eziningana. Okokuqala, inzwa yokushayisana kwezingxenye ze-isikhwama somoyauhlelo luthola amandla okushayisana, kanti i-Sensor Diagnostic Module (SDM) inquma ukuthi kufanele ifake i-airbag ngokusekelwe kulwazi lwamandla omthelela olutholwe yi-sensor. Uma kunjalo, isignali yokulawula iphuma iye kwi-inflator ye-airbag. Ngalesi sikhathi, izinto zamakhemikhali ezikujeneretha yegesi zithola ukusabela kwamakhemikhali ukuze zikhiqize igesi enomfutho ophezulu egcwala esikhwameni somoya esifihliwe enhlanganweni ye-airbag, ukuze isikhwama somoya sande futhi sivuleke ngokushesha. Ukuze kuvinjelwe abagibeli ukuthi bangashayi isiteringi noma ideshibhodi, yonke inqubo yokwehla kwamandla e-airbag kanye nokufakwa kwayo kumele iqedwe ngesikhathi esifushane kakhulu, cishe imizuzwana engu-0.03 kuya ku-0.05.

Ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha, ukuthuthukiswa okuqhubekayo kwama-airbag
Isizukulwane sokuqala sama-airbag sihambisana nenhloso yesigaba sokuqala sokuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe, okungukuthi, lapho kwenzeka ingozi yangaphandle, ama-airbag asetshenziselwa ukuvimbela umzimba ongaphezulu wabagibeli abagqoke amabhande esihlalo ukuthi ungashayi isiteringi noma ideshibhodi. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokucindezela okuphezulu komoya lapho i-airbag isetshenziswa, ingabangela ukulimala kwabesifazane abancane noma izingane.
Ngemva kwalokho, amaphutha esikhwama somoya sesizukulwane sokuqala athuthukiswa njalo, kwavela uhlelo lwesikhwama somoya sesizukulwane sesibili sokwehlisa ukucindezeleka. Isikhwama somoya sokwehlisa ukucindezeleka sinciphisa ingcindezi yokwehla kwamandla emali (cishe u-30%) wohlelo lwesikhwama somoya sesizukulwane sokuqala futhi sinciphisa amandla okuthinta akhiqizwa lapho isikhwama somoya sisebenza. Kodwa-ke, lolu hlobo lwesikhwama somoya lunciphisa ukuvikelwa kwabagibeli abakhulu, ngakho-ke ukuthuthukiswa kohlobo olusha lwesikhwama somoya esingalungisa lesi sici sekuyinkinga ephuthumayo okufanele ixazululwe.
I-airbag yesizukulwane sesithathu ibizwa nangokuthi i-airbag ethi “Dual Stage” noma “Smart”isikhwama somoya. Isici sayo esikhulu ukuthi indlela yayo yokulawula ishintshwa ngokuya ngolwazi olutholwe yinzwa. Ama-sensor afakwe emotweni angakwazi ukubona ukuthi umuntu ogibele imoto ugqoke ibhande lesihlalo, isivinini sokushayisana kwangaphandle kanye nolunye ulwazi oludingekayo. Isilawuli sisebenzisa lolu lwazi ukuze sibalwe ngokuphelele, futhi silungisa isikhathi sokufakwa kanye namandla okwandiswa kwe-airbag.
Okwamanje, esetshenziswa kakhulu yisizukulwane sesi-4 esithuthukisiweisikhwama somoya. Izinzwa eziningana ezifakwe esihlalweni zisetshenziselwa ukuthola indawo yomuntu ohlala esihlalweni, kanye nolwazi oluningiliziwe ngomzimba nesisindo somuntu ohlala esihlalweni, futhi zisebenzisa lolu lwazi ukubala nokunquma ukuthi kufanele yini kusetshenziswe i-airbag kanye nengcindezi yokwandisa, okuthuthukisa kakhulu ukuvikelwa kokuphepha komuntu ohlala esihlalweni.
Kusukela ekubukekeni kwayo kuze kube manje, i-airbag ihlolwe ngokungenakuphikiswa njengendlela yokuphepha kwabagibeli engenakuphikiswa. Abakhiqizi abahlukahlukene nabo bazibophezele ekuthuthukiseni ubuchwepheshe obusha be-airbag futhi bayaqhubeka nokwandisa ububanzi bokusetshenziswa kwabo. Ngisho nasenkathini yezimoto ezizisebenzela zona, i-airbag izohlala isendaweni engcono kakhulu yokuvikela abagibeli.
Ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nokukhula okusheshayo kwesidingo somhlaba wonke semikhiqizo ye-airbag ethuthukisiwe, abahlinzeki be-airbag bafunaimishini yokusika izikhwama zomoyalokho akugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa amandla okukhiqiza, kodwa futhi kuhlangabezana nezindinganiso zekhwalithi eziqinile zokusika. Abakhiqizi abaningi bayakhethaumshini wokusika nge-laserukusika ama-airbag.
Ukusika nge-laserinikeza izinzuzo eziningi futhi ivumela ukukhiqiza okuphezulu: isivinini sokukhiqiza, umsebenzi oqondile kakhulu, ukuguquguquka okuncane noma okungekho nhlobo kwezinto, amathuluzi adingekayo, akukho ukuxhumana okuqondile nezinto, ukuphepha kanye nokwenza ngokuzenzakalela kwenqubo …