| Engineering with uncertainty: monitoring air bag performance. | |
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PMID: 18425601 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Modern engineering is complicated by an enormous number of uncertainties. Engineers know a great deal about the material world and how it works. But due to the inherent limits of testing and the complexities of the world outside the lab, engineers will never be able to fully predict how their creations will behave. One way the uncertainties of engineering can be dealt with is by actively monitoring technologies once they have left the development and production stage. This article uses an episode in the history of automobile air bags as an example of engineers who had the foresight and initiative to carefully track the technology on the road to discover problems as early as possible. Not only can monitoring help engineers identify problems that surface in the field, it can also assist them in their efforts to mobilize resources to resolve problem. |
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Authors:
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Jameson M Wetmore |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Review Date: 2008-04-19 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Science and engineering ethics Volume: 14 ISSN: 1353-3452 ISO Abbreviation: Sci Eng Ethics Publication Date: 2008 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-05-27 Completed Date: 2008-09-09 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9516228 Medline TA: Sci Eng Ethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 201-18 Citation Subset: E; IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Human Evolution & Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4401, USA. jameson.wetmore@asu.edu |
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Air Bags*
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adverse effects,
ethics,
standards Causality Engineering* / ethics, organization & administration Equipment Design / ethics Equipment Failure Equipment Failure Analysis / methods Equipment Safety / ethics First Aid Health Education / ethics, organization & administration Humans Informed Consent / ethics Materials Testing / methods Problem Solving Product Surveillance, Postmarketing / methods Public Health / ethics, methods Safety Management* / ethics, organization & administration Systems Analysis Technology Assessment, Biomedical* / ethics, organization & administration Uncertainty* United States / epidemiology Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control |
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