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AIRBAG [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pedestrian airbag 1, record 1, English, pedestrian%20airbag
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pedestrian air bag 2, record 1, English, pedestrian%20air%20bag
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Volvo V40 will be fitted with a pedestrian airbag as standard, the company has confirmed... It is designed to protect pedestrians from injuries caused by the V40's hard structure under the bonnet, the windscreen's lower edge and the A-pillars. 1, record 1, English, - pedestrian%20airbag
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coussin gonflable protège-piéton
1, record 1, French, coussin%20gonflable%20prot%C3%A8ge%2Dpi%C3%A9ton
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sac gonflable protège-piéton 1, record 1, French, sac%20gonflable%20prot%C3%A8ge%2Dpi%C3%A9ton
proposal, masculine noun
- coussin gonflable pour piéton 2, record 1, French, coussin%20gonflable%20pour%20pi%C3%A9ton
masculine noun
- airbag piéton 3, record 1, French, airbag%20pi%C3%A9ton
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
- airbag pour piéton 4, record 1, French, airbag%20pour%20pi%C3%A9ton
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coussin gonflable de grande taille qui se déploie à l'extérieur de l'habitacle, entre le capot et le pare-brise, en cas de choc frontal avec un piéton, et qui sert principalement à protéger la tête du piéton. 1, record 1, French, - coussin%20gonflable%20prot%C3%A8ge%2Dpi%C3%A9ton
Record 1, Key term(s)
- coussin gonflable protège-piétons
- sac gonflable protège-piétons
- coussin gonflable pour piétons
- airbag pour piétons
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- liquid helium shroud
1, record 2, English, liquid%20helium%20shroud
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Technicians from Kodak... will test the entire telescope optics at the Plum Brook Space Power Facility at the NASA Glenn Research Center near Sandusky, Ohio.... This huge chamber—36 m high, 30 m wide—has been used to test the deployment of large space systems and the Mars Pathfinder airbag landing system. It offers low vibration levels, and, when it is outfitted with liquid helium shrouds, it will simulate the thermal environment at the L2 operating location of JWST. 2, record 2, English, - liquid%20helium%20shroud
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The transient calorimetric technique typically consists of a pure Aluminum block (or A1100 Aluminum as a good substitute) coated with a typical spacecraft coating and suspended via the manganin temperature sensor leads in a black painted liquid helium shroud. 3, record 2, English, - liquid%20helium%20shroud
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enceinte à hélium liquide
1, record 2, French, enceinte%20%C3%A0%20h%C3%A9lium%20liquide
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La France a de plus pris une part capitale dans la réalisation des unités de focalisation, en concevant les quadripôles supraconducteurs principaux du LHC [Large Hadron Collider] et leur assemblage dans leurs masses froides. Les 392 aimants quadripôles, désormais tous dans le tunnel, garantiront la focalisation des faisceaux, c'est-à-dire la maîtrise de leur dimension millimétrique tout au long de leur trajectoire. Ces aimants sont insérés dans des enceintes à hélium liquide avec des aimants correcteurs ainsi que bien d'autres composants. Cet assemblage complexe, appelé masse froide, est lui-même entouré par un cryostat et un module d'asservissement. Le tout forme ce que l'on appelle une section droite courte. 2, record 2, French, - enceinte%20%C3%A0%20h%C3%A9lium%20liquide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-06-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Trade Names
- Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Airbag™
1, record 3, English, Airbag%26trade%3B
correct, trademark
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Airbag™ : A trademark of TCG International Inc. 2, record 3, English, - Airbag%26trade%3B
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Airbag
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appellations commerciales
- Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Airbag
1, record 3, French, Airbag
correct, trademark, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'Airbag est un coussin incorporé dans le volant de l'automobile, qui se déploie et se gonfle en quelques millisecondes, pour recevoir le buste et la tête du conducteur, dans l'espace laissé libre entre le volant et le corps attaché par sa ceinture de sécurité. 1, record 3, French, - Airbag
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
AirbagMC : Marque de commerce de la société TCG International Inc. 2, record 3, French, - Airbag
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-01-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Security Devices
- Protection of Life
- Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- avalanche air bag
1, record 4, English, avalanche%20air%20bag
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- air bag 1, record 4, English, air%20bag
correct
- ABS avalanche airbag system 3, record 4, English, ABS%20avalanche%20airbag%20system
correct, see observation
- airbag backpack system 2, record 4, English, airbag%20backpack%20system
- ABS avalanche airbag backpack 4, record 4, English, ABS%20avalanche%20airbag%20backpack
- avalanche airbag system 2, record 4, English, avalanche%20airbag%20system
- ABS pack 2, record 4, English, ABS%20pack
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
You wear an avalanche air bag attached to your pack, and when you are caught in an avalanche, just pull the ripcord and ... the air bag deploys. By making your body effectively two to three times as large and two to three times less dense, the air bag floats you to the surface. 1, record 4, English, - avalanche%20air%20bag
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Data collected from those tests show very high effectiveness of ABS because it prevents the victims from being buried which is the primary cause of death when struck by an avalanche. 3, record 4, English, - avalanche%20air%20bag
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ABS Avalanche Airbag System is a company name and is also frequently used as a common noun. 5, record 4, English, - avalanche%20air%20bag
Record 4, Key term(s)
- avalanche air-bag
- air-bag
- avalanche airbag
- airbag
- air-bag backpack system
- air bag backpack system
- ABS avalanche air-bag system
- ABS avalanche air bag system
- ABS avalanche air-bag backpack
- ABS avalanche air bag backpack
- avalanche air-bag system
- avalanche air bag system
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Dispositifs de sécurité
- Sécurité des personnes
- Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ballon ABS
1, record 4, French, ballon%20ABS
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- ballon d'avalanche ABS 2, record 4, French, ballon%20d%27avalanche%20ABS
correct, masculine noun
- sac à dos ABS 3, record 4, French, sac%20%C3%A0%20dos%20ABS
correct, masculine noun
- système ABS 4, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20ABS
masculine noun
- airbag d'avalanche 4, record 4, French, airbag%20d%27avalanche
avoid, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ballon ABS - ou airbag d'avalanche - est connu dans le commerce sous le nom de «Système ABS» (Avalanche airBag System). Ce système se compose d'un sac à dos avec poches latérales, contenant chacune un ballon d'une capacité de 75 litres. La personne, lorsqu'elle est emportée par une avalanche, tire sur une poignée de déclenchement qui, par l'intermédiaire d'une petite charge explosive, ouvre la cartouche d'air comprimé. Les ballons sont gonflés en l'espace d'une à deux secondes, à l'aide du gaz des cartouches et de l'air ambiant, inspiré par effet Venturi au moyen d'un système de soupapes. Il existe également une variante plus ancienne du système, avec un seul ballon d'une capacité de 150 litres. Dans ce cas, le déclenchement de la cartouche d'air comprimé s'opère mécaniquement, par le biais d'un cordon. 4, record 4, French, - ballon%20ABS
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-01-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- airbag
1, record 5, English, airbag
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The application of airbags to spacecraft landing systems has been limited in the past. This can be explained by the complexity of the impact behaviour of the airbag system. Accurate analytical prediction of the inner pressure, gas outflow, contact forces, and airbag deflation is only possible with high performance computers and advanced analytical software which have become available only recently. 2, record 5, English, - airbag
Record 5, Key term(s)
- air-bag
- air bag
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- coussin gonflable
1, record 5, French, coussin%20gonflable
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- coussin de sécurité 2, record 5, French, coussin%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'utilisation de coussins gonflables dans les systèmes d'atterrissage pour véhicules spatiaux a été limitée dans le passé. Cela peut s'expliquer par la complexité du comportement d'un tel système lors de l'impact. Pour pouvoir faire une prévision analytique précise de la pression interne, des écoulements de gaz, des forces de contact et du dégonflement du coussin, il faut faire appel à des calculateurs à hautes performances et à des logiciels d'analyse de pointe, qui ne sont disponibles que depuis peu. 2, record 5, French, - coussin%20gonflable
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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