Interesting Press release from Porsche...
04-01-2005, 02:33 PM
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Interesting Press release from Porsche...
Porsche AG is pleased to announce a technological break through in the category of safety. KSS, the Kabinenschutzsystem, or in English, the cabin protection system, was first conceived by Swedish auto engineer Ingolf Lindau in an effort to further reduce injuries caused by auto accidents worldwide.
Porsche is proud to offer this option on the first production implementation of this system on the mid-year 2005 911 4S model, known internally as Foamtronic. Using the vehicle's airbag sensors in addition to new ultrasonic interior sensors embedded in the trim, the KSS computer predicts the motion vectors of the vehicle occupants during the crash. Fifteen spray nozzles are located in the interior of the vehicle, each of which can be controlled individually by the KSS computer. In the event of a very severe crash, the KSS system will spray variable amounts of soft insulation foam throughout the vehicle. This foam, co-developed by Porsche and chemical giant DuPont, is non-toxic and provides an energy-absorbing quality similar to that of polystyrene, without being as hard. This foam, code-named R-34-F, contains no harmful solvents and hardens from a liquid to an air-filled solid in the range of thirty to forty milliseconds. The product of fusion in R-34-F is mostly oxygen, to help the occupants of the vehicle breathe in the event of an auto accident. The 2.4 liter tank of foam is located under the trunk, and contains enough foam liquid to fill the complete cabin in the event of a serious accident such as a rollover. Porsche also believes that the foam will aid crash investigation authorities in determining the conditions of a crash, because the R-34-F stays hardened until cut open, providing valuable information for crash scientists wishing to, for example, create plaster molds of the occupants at the time of the crash. The system will be optional on the Porsche 911 starting in Fall 2005.
Porsche is proud to offer this option on the first production implementation of this system on the mid-year 2005 911 4S model, known internally as Foamtronic. Using the vehicle's airbag sensors in addition to new ultrasonic interior sensors embedded in the trim, the KSS computer predicts the motion vectors of the vehicle occupants during the crash. Fifteen spray nozzles are located in the interior of the vehicle, each of which can be controlled individually by the KSS computer. In the event of a very severe crash, the KSS system will spray variable amounts of soft insulation foam throughout the vehicle. This foam, co-developed by Porsche and chemical giant DuPont, is non-toxic and provides an energy-absorbing quality similar to that of polystyrene, without being as hard. This foam, code-named R-34-F, contains no harmful solvents and hardens from a liquid to an air-filled solid in the range of thirty to forty milliseconds. The product of fusion in R-34-F is mostly oxygen, to help the occupants of the vehicle breathe in the event of an auto accident. The 2.4 liter tank of foam is located under the trunk, and contains enough foam liquid to fill the complete cabin in the event of a serious accident such as a rollover. Porsche also believes that the foam will aid crash investigation authorities in determining the conditions of a crash, because the R-34-F stays hardened until cut open, providing valuable information for crash scientists wishing to, for example, create plaster molds of the occupants at the time of the crash. The system will be optional on the Porsche 911 starting in Fall 2005.
04-01-2005, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by texas911
Porsche AG is pleased to announce a technological break through in the category of safety. KSS, the Kabinenschutzsystem, or in English, the cabin protection system, was first conceived by Swedish auto engineer Ingolf Lindau in an effort to further reduce injuries caused by auto accidents worldwide.
Porsche is proud to offer this option on the first production implementation of this system on the mid-year 2005 911 4S model, known internally as Foamtronic. Using the vehicle's airbag sensors in addition to new ultrasonic interior sensors embedded in the trim, the KSS computer predicts the motion vectors of the vehicle occupants during the crash. Fifteen spray nozzles are located in the interior of the vehicle, each of which can be controlled individually by the KSS computer. In the event of a very severe crash, the KSS system will spray variable amounts of soft insulation foam throughout the vehicle. This foam, co-developed by Porsche and chemical giant DuPont, is non-toxic and provides an energy-absorbing quality similar to that of polystyrene, without being as hard. This foam, code-named R-34-F, contains no harmful solvents and hardens from a liquid to an air-filled solid in the range of thirty to forty milliseconds. The product of fusion in R-34-F is mostly oxygen, to help the occupants of the vehicle breathe in the event of an auto accident. The 2.4 liter tank of foam is located under the trunk, and contains enough foam liquid to fill the complete cabin in the event of a serious accident such as a rollover. Porsche also believes that the foam will aid crash investigation authorities in determining the conditions of a crash, because the R-34-F stays hardened until cut open, providing valuable information for crash scientists wishing to, for example, create plaster molds of the occupants at the time of the crash. The system will be optional on the Porsche 911 starting in Fall 2005.
Porsche is proud to offer this option on the first production implementation of this system on the mid-year 2005 911 4S model, known internally as Foamtronic. Using the vehicle's airbag sensors in addition to new ultrasonic interior sensors embedded in the trim, the KSS computer predicts the motion vectors of the vehicle occupants during the crash. Fifteen spray nozzles are located in the interior of the vehicle, each of which can be controlled individually by the KSS computer. In the event of a very severe crash, the KSS system will spray variable amounts of soft insulation foam throughout the vehicle. This foam, co-developed by Porsche and chemical giant DuPont, is non-toxic and provides an energy-absorbing quality similar to that of polystyrene, without being as hard. This foam, code-named R-34-F, contains no harmful solvents and hardens from a liquid to an air-filled solid in the range of thirty to forty milliseconds. The product of fusion in R-34-F is mostly oxygen, to help the occupants of the vehicle breathe in the event of an auto accident. The 2.4 liter tank of foam is located under the trunk, and contains enough foam liquid to fill the complete cabin in the event of a serious accident such as a rollover. Porsche also believes that the foam will aid crash investigation authorities in determining the conditions of a crash, because the R-34-F stays hardened until cut open, providing valuable information for crash scientists wishing to, for example, create plaster molds of the occupants at the time of the crash. The system will be optional on the Porsche 911 starting in Fall 2005.
