Stapp Car Crash Journal Vol. 62


THORAX AND ABDOMEN RESPONSE AND INJURY IN FRONTAL IMPACTS - PART 1

Assessment of Thoracic Response and Injury Risk Using the Hybrid III, THOR-M, and Post-Mortem Human Surrogates under Various Restraint Conditions in Full-Scale Frontal Sled Tests
Devon L. Albert, Stephanie M. Beeman, Andrew R. Kemper, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech

The Effects of Inboard Shoulder Belt and Lap Belt Loadings on Chest Deflection
Koji Mizuno, Ryoichi Yoshida, Nagoya University; Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiko Tanaka, Ryota Ishigaki, Autoliv Japan; Naruyuki Hosokawa, Yoshinori Tanaka, National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory; Masahito Hitosugi, Shiga University of Medical Science

Reference PMHS Sled Tests to Assess Submarining of the Small Female
Xavier Trosseille, Philippe Petit, LAB PSA Peugeot-Citroën Renault; Jérôme Uriot, Pascal Potier, Pascal Baudrit, CEESAR; Olivier Richard, Faurecia Automotive Seating; Sabine Compigne, Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA; Mitsutoshi Masuda, Toyota Motor Corporation; Richard Douard, Université René Descartes, Paris

THORAX AND ABDOMEN RESPONSE AND INJURY IN FRONTAL IMPACTS - PART 2

Sources of Variability in Structural Bending Response of Pediatric and Adult Human Ribs in Dynamic Frontal Impacts
Amanda M. Agnew, Michelle M. Murach, Victoria M. Dominguez, Akshara Sreedhar, Elina Misicka, Angela Harden, John H. Bolte IV, Yun-Seok Kang, Injury Biomechanics Research Center, The Ohio State University; Jason Stammen, Kevin Moorhouse, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vehicle Research and Test Center

Quantification of Skeletal and Soft Tissue Contributions to Thoracic Response in a Dynamic Frontal Loading Scenario
Michelle M. Murach, Yun-Seok Kang, John H. Bolte IV, David Stark, Rakshit Ramachandra, Amanda M. Agnew, Injury Biomechanics Research Center, The Ohio State University; Kevin Moorhouse, Jason Stammen, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vehicle Research and Test Center

CERVICAL SPINE AND HEAD/BRAIN RESPONSE AND INJURY

Injury Risk Curves for the Human Cervical Spine from Inferior-to-Superior Loading
Narayan Yoganandan, Sajal Chirvi, Frank A. Pintar, Anjishnu Banerjee, Medical College of Wisconsin; Liming Voo, Johns Hopkins University

A Reanalysis of Experimental Brain Strain Data: Implication for Finite Element Head Model Validation
Zhou Zhou, Xiaogai Li, Svein Kleiven, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Chirag S. Shah, Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc.; Warren N. Hardy, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest Center for Injury Biomechanics

High-Speed Biplane X-Ray Head Impact Experiments in the Göttingen Minipig
Elizabeth McNeil, Amy Hermundstad, Pamela VandeVord, and Warren Hardy,
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech

BIOMECHANICAL RESPONSE AND TESTING IN SIDE IMPACTS

Human Shoulder Response to Lateral Impact in Intermediate Loading Conditions between High-Velocity, Short-Duration and Low Velocity, Long Duration
Matthieu Lebarbé, Pascal Potier, Jérome Uriot, Pascal Baudrit, CEESAR; Denis Lafont, DGATT; Richard Douard, Université René Descartes

Side Impact Assessment and Comparison of Appropriate Size and Age Equivalent Porcine Surrogates to Scaled Human Side Impact Response Biofidelity Corridors
Jennifer L. Yaek, Christopher J. Andrecovich, John M. Cavanaugh, Wayne State University; Stephen W. Rouhana, Vehicle Safety Sciences, LLC

SC - Next Steps for IIHS Side Crashworthiness Evaluation Program
Raul A. Arbelaez, Becky Mueller, Matthew Brumbelow, Eric R. Tech, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

FINDINGS FROM REAL-WORLD CRASHES

Relation Between Sacroilium and Other Pelvic Fractures Based on Real-World Automotive Accidents
Phillipe Petit, Xavier Trousseille, LAB PSA Peugeot Citroën Renault; Sophie Curry, Matthieu Lebarbé, Pascal Baudrit, CEESAR; Sabine Compigne, Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA; Mitsutoshi Masuda, Toyota Motor Corporation

Front Airbag Deployment Rates in Real-World Car Accidents in Japan and Implications for Activation of Accident Emergency Calling System
Yasuhiro Matsui, National Traffic Safety Environment Laboratory, Japan; Shoko Oikawa, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan

SC - Development of Multiple Crash Events to Understand Occupant Behavior and Injury Based on Real-World Accidents
Seok Ho Hong, Sung Soo Kim, Hyung Wook Park, Sung Hun Chang, Jang Mook Lim, Hyundai Motor Company; Brian William Store, Jordan Robert Haynes, Robert Michael Schnorenberg, MGA Research Corporation

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF ATDS AND FINITE ELEMENT MODELS

Validation of a Finite Element 50th Percentile THOR Anthropomorpic Test Device in Multiple Sled Test Configurations
Kyle P. McNamara, Derek A. Jones, James P. Gaewsky, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics; Jacob B. Putnam, Jeffrey T. Somers, KBRwyle; Ashley A. Weaver, Joel D. Stizel, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics

SC - Effect of Contact Separation on the Abdominal Response to Impact of a Human Body Model
Phillipe Beillas, Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, UMR_T9406, LBMC, F69622, Lyon, France; Fabien Berthet, Transpolis SAS, Lyon Saint-Exupéry Aéroport, France

SC - Using Human Body Models to Assess Knee Ligament Injury in Knee Hypertension
Chin-Hsu Lin, General Motors Global Research & Development; Mitchell Hortin, Annette Irwin, General Motors Global Safety Center

SC - Comparative Responses of the PIPER 6YO Human Body Model and the Q6 ATD for Simulated Frontal and Lateral Impacts
Shreyas Sarfare, Jalaj Maheshwari, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Nhat Duong, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/Drexel University, School of Biomedical Engineering; Aditya Belwadi, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

SC - Human Surrogate Finite Element Models Under Multi-Directional Loading: Applications of Aerospace Data for the Future of Automotive Environments
James P. Gaewsky, Derek A. Jones, Xin Ye, Bharath Koya, Kyle P. McNamara, Mona Z. Saffarzadeh, F. Scott Gayzik, Ashley A. Weaver, Joel D. Stitzel, Virginia Tech - Wake Forest Center for Injury Biomechanics

Modelling of an Adjustable Generic Simplified Vehicle for Pedestrian Impact and Simulations of Corresponding Reference PMHS Tests Using the GHBMC 50th Percentile Male Pedestrian Simplified Model
Eric Song and Phillipe Petit, LAB PSA Renault; Jérome Uriot, CEESAR

SC - Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin Oblique Vertical Testing
Hollie A. Pietsch and David R. Weyland, U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)

Analysis of the Frequency and Mechanism of Injury to Warfighters in the Underbody-Blast Environment
Kerry Danelson, Laura Watkins, Jonathon Hendricks, Wake Forest Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Patricia Frounfelker, WIAMan Case Review Team, Karen Pizzolato-Heine, Ray Valentine, Kathryn Loftis, Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate (SLAD)