Nissan Develops Brake Operated Pre-crash Seatbelt
JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Nissan Develops Brake Operated Pre-crash Seatbelt Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 10, 2002 - (JCN Newswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced that it has completed development of a Brake Operated Pre-crash Seatbelt designed to help mitigate occupant injury in the event of a collision. This new safety restraint system detects the possibility of a collision from the driver's operation of the brake pedal and retracts the seatbelt in advance to help restrain the occupant immediately. If the crash is unavoidable, early seat belt restraint can help maximize the effectiveness of the other occupant protection devises (such as air bags). This system will be installed in a new luxury model scheduled for release next year. The newly developed Brake Operated Pre-crash Seatbelt predicts vehicle and occupant behavior based on how fast and how much the driver depresses the brake pedal in emergency braking. This revolutionary system then progressively retracts the driver's and front passenger's seatbelts according to the speed and extent of brake pedal depression so as to help minimize occupant motion. As a result, the seatbelt system helps the driver's ability to execute collision avoidance maneuvers because occupant motion due to braking action are kept to a minimum. Moreover, in the event that a collision is unavoidable, the Pre-crash Seatbelt provides faster occupant restraint. This earlier restraint of the occupant helps maximize the effectiveness of seatbelt pre-tensioners, air bags and other safety equipment. The Pre-crash seat belt is expected to have a substantial effect on helping to reduce the number of fatal and serious-injury accidents that currently occur. This new safety system is one product of Nissan ASV (Advanced Safety Vehicle) research activities. Other advanced ASV technologies include the world's first Lane-Keeping Support system featured on the CIMA and the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system that is currently available on Nissanfs medium-class and larger models. About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. was established in 1933 to manufacture and market the Datsun, a small passenger car, and related automotive components. The company is Japan's second largest automobile manufacturer and the world's fifth, with annual global sales of 2,415,433 vehicles. The company markets a wide range of passenger cars, commercial vans, trucks and buses, parts and components in over one hundred and seventy countries. The company has also expanded its operations to include forklifts, textile machinery and other industrial machinery and equipment. Nissan's affiliation with French automaker Renault in 1999 has helped produce Nissan's best results in a decade. The company has three hundred and forty two consolidated subsidiaries worldwide. Consolidated sales in FY 2000 exceeded $49 billion dollars (Euro 55 billion.)For further information, please visit the Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. home page at: www.nissan.co.jp/ <http://www.nissan.co.jp/> _____ Dec. 10, 2002, 12:40 (JST) Source: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. www.nissan.co.jp/ <http://www.nissan.co.jp/> From the Japan Corporate News Network www.japancorp.net <http://www.japancorp.net> Topic: New Product Sectors: Auto Parts & Equipment © 2002 JCN Newswire. A division of Japan Corporate News Network KK. All rights reserved.