Authors: Masatoshi Usui, Yasuhiro Matsui, Naruyuki Hosokawa, Yoshinori TanakaNational Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan Abstract This study developed a new multibody model that accurately represents the collision behavior of crash…
Category: Stapp Car Crash Journal, Volume 70 Issue 1
Discover the latest advancements in impact biomechanics and crash injury protection with the 70th Stapp Car Crash Journal. This edition features full papers submitted throughout the year with some presented at the 2025 Stapp Car Crash Conference, the premier forum for the presentation of research in impact biomechanics, human injury tolerance, and related fields, advancing the knowledge of land-vehicle crash injury protection.
Traumatic Brain Injury in Vulnerable Road Users: Analysis of German In-Depth Crash Data to Inform Targeted Prevention
Authors: Shiyang Meng, Autoliv Research & KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Ron Schindler, Autoliv Research, Sweden & Autoliv BV & Co. KG, Germany; Svein Kleiven, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden;…
Comparison of Concussion Risk Functions Generated from Two Different Datasets
Authors: Madelen Fahlstedt, KTH Royal Institute of Technology & Mips AB, Sweden; Shiyang Meng, Autoliv Research & KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Declan Patton, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Andrew McIntosh, Monash…
PMHS Sled Testing of Reclined Small Female Occupants: Pelvic Dynamics and Injury Evaluation
Authors: Karthik Somasundaram, Klaus Driesslein, Frank Pintar, Medical College of Wisconsin Abstract As automated vehicle technologies enable increased seat recline angles during travel, understanding the biomechanics of injury under these novel occupant…
Occupant Sex Equity and Vehicle Safety: Historical Activities, Research, and Countermeasure
Authors: Priya Prasad, Prasad Engineering, LLC; Dainius Dalmotas, DJ Dalmotas Consulting, Inc. Abstract Since 2019, sex equity in traffic crashes has been a highly debated topic in vehicle safety, especially following the…
Female PMHS Thoracic Biomechanical Response Corridors with Preliminary Consideration of the influence of Breast Tissue in Frontal Impacts
Authors: Gretchen Baker, Yun-Seok Kang, Angelo Marcallini Jr, Ryan Lang, Amanda Agnew, The Ohio State University; Erin Hutter, Kevin Moorhouse, Vehicle Research and Test Center NHTSA Abstract Thoracic injuries remain common for…