Matt MartinMrs. CollazoEnglish March 119, 2014Airbags Equal SafetyAccording to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an airbag is, Airbags are used to cushion and protect drivers in the event of an accident, providing protection to the driver's body when hitting interior objects such as steering wheels or windows. Different makes and models of vehicles contain multiple models of airbags in various locations throughout the vehicle; including but not limited to: driver side, passenger side and also rear seats. The airbags deploy using an internal sensor. This sensor sends a signal to the airbag based on the type, angle and severity of the impact. Since there are many different types of airbags, each airbag inflates using these sensors when the sensor signal determines whether the impact was severe or moderate. Airbags, with limited success, debuted in the early 1970s in automobiles. By the late 1980s and early 1990s, most cars now came with a driver airbag and a front passenger airbag. The design of an airbag is theoretically simple; there is a central airbag control unit (ACU) which monitors numerous sensors in the vehicle's skeleton, these sensors including, when it comes to the location of the airbag itself and the mechanism of inflation, these are both hidden in a central compartment. inside the steering wheel or dashboard, behind flexible plastic flaps designed to open under the force of airbag inflation. Once pressure against the steering wheel or dashboard is reached, the central airbag computer will activate the air flow and inflate the fabric airbag inside the compartment. Once the driver or passenger collides with the middle of the paper, the aerospace industry and various airplanes and spaceships. The US military has also successfully integrated airbags as a landing system into aircraft and spacecraft. The United States government and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have agreed to require airbags and seat belts to meet the requirements of this standard. , said Mary Bellis of About.com Inventors. In conclusion, it's safe to say that an airbag deserves a lot of credit. An airbag used to cushion and protect drivers in the event of an accident, varies in type and location in a vehicle or source of transportation. Whether it's an inflatable seat belt in a car, a front airbag on a motorcycle, or an airbag landing system outside of an airplane; we are sure to remember that as long as airbags are present, we are less likely to be seriously injured in an accident..