This document summarizes an engineering project on an automatic pneumatic bumper system for vehicles. The system uses IR sensors to detect obstacles within 5 feet of the vehicle traveling over 40-50 km/hr. When an obstacle is detected, the control unit activates the pneumatic bumper and braking system to protect both the vehicle and people. The pneumatic bumper is designed to absorb impact through compressed air and materials like foam and plastic to reduce injury. The system aims to increase safety and provide fast automatic braking responses in pre-crash situations on roads.

1. MINI PROJECT :
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT

2. BUMPER
A bumper is a structure attached or integrated to the front and rear of an
automobile to absorb impact in a minor collision, ideally minimizing repair
costs. Bumpers also have two safety functions: minimizing height mismatches
between vehicles, and protecting pedestrians from injury. British inventor
Frederick Simms invented bumpers in 1901.
Physics
Bumpers offer protection to other vehicle components by dissipating the kinetic
energy generated by an impact. This energy is a function of vehicle mass and
velocity sqard.The kinetic energy is equal to 1/2 the product of the mass and the
square of the speed. In formula form:
A bumper that protects vehicle components from damage at 5 miles per hour
must be four times stronger than a bumper that protects at 2.5 miles per hour,
with the collision energy dissipation concentrated at the extreme front and rear
of the vehicle. Until 1959, such rigidity was seen as beneficial to occupant
safety among automotive engineers. Modern theories of vehicle crashworthiness
point in the opposite direction, towards vehicles that crumple progressively. A
completely rigid vehicle might have excellent bumper protection for vehicle
components, but would offer poor occupant safety.
Pedestrian safety
Bumpers are increasingly being designed to mitigate injury to pedestrians struck
by cars, such as through the use of bumper covers made of flexible materials.
Front bumpers, especially, have been lowered and made of softer materials,
such as foams and crushable plastics, to reduce the severity of impact on legs.
Modern bumpers are made with a combination of materials. The first element is an
impact absorbing spring device, usually gas-filled cartridges which mount the front

3. bumper to the chassis. This allows the bumper system to absorb minor impacts without
any damage.
INTRODUCTION
We have pleasure in introducing our project “AUTOMATIC PNEUMATIC
BUMPER BEFORE COLLISION”. Which is fully equipped by IR sensors circuit and
Pneumatic bumper. It is the project which has been fully equipped and
designed for auto vehicles. The technology of pneumatics plays a major role in
the field of automation and modern machine shops and space robots. The aim
is to design and develop a control system based on intelligent electronically
controlled automotive bumper activation system is called “automatic
pneumatic bumper before collision”. The project consists of IR transmitter and
Receiver circuit, Control Unit, Pneumatic bumper system. The IR sensor senses
the obstacle. There is any obstacle closer to the vehicle (within 1feet), the
control signal is given to the bumper and break activation system. This bumper
activation system is activated when the vehicle speed above 40-50 km per
hour. The speed is sensed by the proximity sensor and this signal is transfer to
the control unit and pneumatic bumper activation system.

4. Abstract:
The aim is to design and develop a control system based an intelligent
electronically controlled automotive bumper activation system is called "
Automatic Pneumatic Bumper ". This system is consists of IR transmitter
and Receiver circuit, Control Unit, Pneumatic bumper system.
The IR sensor is used to detect the obstacle. There is any obstacle closer to
the vehicle (within 5 feet), the control signal is given to the bumper
activation system.
The pneumatic bumper system is used to product the man and vehicle. This
bumper activation system is only activated the vehicle speed above 40-50
km per hour. This vehicle speed is sensed by the proximity sensor and this
signal is given to the control unit and pneumatic bumper activation system
• Air Tank (Compressor)
The IR TRANSMITTER circuit is to transmit the Infra-Red rays. If any
obstacle is there in a path, the Infra-Red rays reflected. This reflected
Infra-Red rays are received by the receiver circuit is called " IR
RECEIVER".
In this project, we have to apply this breaking arrangement in one wheel as
a model. The compressed air drawn from the compressor in our project.

5. The compressed air flow through the Polyurethane tube to the flow control
valve.
The flow control valve is connected to the solenoid valve as mentioned in
the block diagram. The application of pneumatics produces smooth
operation. By using more techniques, they can be modified and developed
according to the applications.
The important components of the project are,
• IR transmitter
• IR receiver
• Control Unit with Power supply
• Solenoid Valve
• Flow control Valve
ADVANTAGES OF USING “INTELLIGENT
AUTOMATIC PNEUMATIC BUMPER SYSTEM”
1. It able to Increase the sureness in braking system.
2. Braking system able to give fast response.
3. System able to increase the pre-crash safety.
4. System able to provide more safety to the passengers.
5. System plays an important role to save human 6. Life in road accidents.
LIMITATIONS
1. System has few limitations in densely traffic road.
2. Hard and thick materials cannot be riveted.
3. Stroke length is fixed.
APPLICATIONS
1. This system may be applicable in all types of light vehicles like cars,
Rickshaws, Tempos.
2. This system also successfully installed in the heavy vehicles like buses,
trucks, trailers, etc.
CONCLUSION
I hope this abstract will be satisfactory to our automotive.