New ZF-developed seatbelt meets tougher safety requirements; more sympathetically manages effect on body
However smart cars are getting at avoiding or reducing the seriousness of accidents, engineers haven’t stopped looking at new ways to improve in-car passive safety too. ZF recently announced a new prototype seatbelt technology that is due to go into service first with a European car manufacturer in 2025. Based on a multi-stage load limiter , the system adapts the power of its response to the size and weight of the wearer, rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach.
They still work well, but Euro NCAP wants to see them do better. Mercedes-Benz launched its Pre-Safe system back in 2002. The active control retractor at its core was produced by TRW, which was acquired by ZF in 2015 and formed the tier-one supplier’s new Active and Passive Safety division. Some systems today have a two-stage controllable load limiter , but MSLL will go a lot further, giving engineers various options if it’s hooked up to sensors both inside and outside the car.
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