Design of a four-point seat-belt presenter
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2001.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2007
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| author | Chavez, Miguel Angel, 1979- |
| author2 | Ernest G. Cravalho. |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2001. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/361042019-04-12T22:22:41Z Design of a four-point seat-belt presenter Chavez, Miguel Angel, 1979- Ernest G. Cravalho. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2001. Includes bibliographical references. The ambition of this thesis was to design and prototype a seat-belt presenter of a four-point seat-belt system for the Lear Corporation. The seat-belt presenter designed is to be implemented in automobile seats in order to facilitate putting a four-point seat belt. The worked perform is the culmination of both Petr Petri and myself in our efforts to find a method to properly present a four-point seat-belt system. The design utilizes a magnet at the end of an aluminum arm that is pivoted below a person's knee on the seat. A sensor detects when a person sits down and begins a series of actions to present the seat belt. The device uses a set of four mechanical sensors to locate the position of the arm, the seat belt, and on the seat to detect when a person sits down. A control system, which utilizes logic components, then decides what direction to turn the arm in and when to stop it. The prototype that was built to simulate the seat-belt presenter appears to work well but has little details that need to worked up before a product like this enters the market. Among the most important issues to be resolved is the prototyping of the second arm on the presenter, the mounting of the motor and sensors onto the mount, use of the appropriate sensors, and to address the problem of the electrical components overheating. by Miguel Angel Chavez. S.B. 2007-02-21T11:24:24Z 2007-02-21T11:24:24Z 2001 2001 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36104 50083431 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 53 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Chavez, Miguel Angel, 1979- Design of a four-point seat-belt presenter |
| title | Design of a four-point seat-belt presenter |
| title_full | Design of a four-point seat-belt presenter |
| title_fullStr | Design of a four-point seat-belt presenter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of a four-point seat-belt presenter |
| title_short | Design of a four-point seat-belt presenter |
| title_sort | design of a four point seat belt presenter |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
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