Occupant Sensor Certification Case Study
Test Products Inc. (TPI) was contracted to develop an electrical testing system for occupant sensor calibration and certification. This is important because this sensor is integral to the passenger supplement restraint system, particularly the airbag. Depending on the weight of the passenger, the intensity of the airbag deployment is compensated. In order for this system to work properly, the occupant sensor must be accurately calibrated. A key part of this system is to collect test data and provide individual traceability to certify safety.
The TPI team designed and built an innovative system to provide accurate inputs to the system while communicating using a sophisticated protocol to accurately read the data needed for proper calibration and certification of the device. Before the TPI solution was introduced to the industry, the test, at two measurement points, took almost 50 seconds. TPI‘s system reduced the test time to 34 seconds, increasing throughput of production and resulted in significant financial savings and increased efficiency for the client without sacrificing accuracy or quality.
The client stated that the TPI system was the “best and most accurate” testing equipment they have employed in decades. As a result of the successful project, TPI has been approved to produce future testing systems for the client.
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