Authors: B. Wade von Kleeck, Juliette Caffrey, Ashley A. Weaver, and F. Scott Gayzik—Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; Jason Hallman—Toyota Motor North America R&D Abstract The increased use of…
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Communications associated with the 67th Stapp Car Crash Conference
Exploring Heart Strain from Blunt Trauma through a Parametric Investigation of Real-World Commotio Cordis Cases
Authors: Grant James Dickey, Jainee Patel, and Sarang Shin—School of Biomedical Engineering, Western University; Kewei Bian and Sakib Ul Islam—Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University; Haojie Mao—School of Biomedical Engineering/Department…
Calibration of Kinematic Simulations of Pedestrian Injury Using Field Data
Authors: Wenbo Sun, Jingwen Hu, Carol Flannagan, and Patrick Bowman—University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute; Iskander Farooq and Anil Kalra—Ford Motor Company Abstract Computer simulations have been widely used for occupant and…
Comparison of Chinese and German in-depth accident data of pedestrian thorax and head injuries
Authors: Holger Staack, Volker Labenski, and Giacomo Marini—AUDI AG; Yunshi Liang—VW China CSA Abstract Outcomes from car to pedestrian accidents as recorded in 2022 German (GIDAS) and Chinese (CIDAS) in-depth accident databases…
Statistical estimation of the difference of two time-histories
Author: Guy Nusholtz—FCA US LLC Abstract There are many methods to determine and characterize the relative differences of two-time histories, test to test, model to test, or comparing two different systems like…
Development of proactive anti-whiplash system through a combined computational and experimental approach
Authors: Kalish Gunasekaran and Yuze Li—Mechanical and Material Engineering, Western University; Qi Zhang—Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University; Haojie Mao—Mechanical and Material Engineering/School of Biomedical Engineering, Western University Abstract The…
Thoracic Response of the Hybrid III and THOR Small Female ATDs in Matched Frontal Sled Tests
Authors: David M. Boyle, Devon L. Albert, Warren N. Hardy, and Andrew R. Kemper—Virginia Tech, Center for Injury Biomechanics Abstract The THOR 5th-percentile female (THOR-05F) anthropomorphic test device (ATD) was developed to…
Sex-Based Differences in Calcaneal Fracture Tolerance under High-Rate Axial Loading
Authors: Davide W. Ceritano, Danielle M. Cristino, and Warren N. Hardy—Virginia Tech, Center for Injury Biomechanics; Kerry A. Danelson—Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Abstract This…
Low-Rate Ankle Stiffness in Human Volunteers
Authors: Julia Polich, Kaitlin Henry, Garrett Bullock, Paula Gangopadhyay, Aaron Scott, and Kerry Danelson —Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation/Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute; Erika Matheis—Bennett Aerospace…
Numerical investigations on the factors affecting thorax injuries in vehicle vs pedestrian accidents
Authors: Dhaval Jani and Karina Lehmann—VAIVA GmbH, Germany; Holger Staack, Christian Teichmann, and Giacomo Marini—AUDI AG, Germany Abstract Recent studies have discussed the relevance of injuries to the thorax in vehicle vs…
Evaluation of the Thoracic Response of Male Post Mortem Human Surrogates in the Rear Seat during Frontal Impacts
Authors: Samuel T. Bianco, Allison J. Guettler, Devon L. Albert, David M. Boyle, Warren N. Hardy, and Andrew R. Kemper—Virginia Tech, Center for Injury Biomechanics Abstract Recent studies have found that rear…
Comparison of Adult Female and Male PMHS Pelvis and Lumbar Response to Underbody Blast
Authors: Hollie Pietsch—US Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center, Wayne State University; Danielle Cristino, Matthew Mason, Andrew Kemper, and Warren Hardy—Virginia Tech, Center for Injury Biomechanics; Kerry Danelson—Wake Forest School of Medicine,…
Machine-Learning-Accelerated Simulations for the Design of Airbag Constrained by Obstacles at Rest
Authors: José E. Valenzuela del Río, Elena Arvanitis, and Lucia Mirabella—Siemens Technology, United States; Richard Lancashire, Karan Chatrath, and Peter Ritmeijer—Siemens Industry Software, Netherlands Abstract Predicting airbag deployment geometries is an important…
Examination of Crash Injury Risk as a Function of Occupant Demographics
Authors: Dainius Dalmotas, Aline Chouinard, Jean-Louis Comeau, Alan German, Glenn Robbins—D.J. Dalmotas Consulting, Inc.; Priya Prasad—Prasad Engineering, Inc. Abstract The objectives of this study were to provide insights on how injury risk…
Evaluation of DAMAGE Algorithm in Frontal Crashes
Authors: Priya Prasad—Prasad Engineering, Inc.; Saeed D. Barbat and Anil Kalra—Ford Motor Company; Dainius Dalmotas—D.J. Dalmotas Consulting, Inc. Abstract With the current trend of including the evaluation of the risk of brain…
Development of ‘Relax Seat: Passenger Protection Airbag’
Authors: Seokmin Lee, Dongyoung Kim, Dongjoon Lee, Garam Jeong, Seokhoon Ko, and Jaehyun Lee—Hyundai Mobis Abstract With the advent of self-driving cars, significant changes are expected in the posture of occupants, leaning…
Seated Posture of Occupants in Wheelchairs
Authors: Brennen T. McManus, Byoung-Keon Daniel Park, Nichole R. Orton, Miranda St. Amour, Sheila M. Ebert, Jingwen Hu, Miriam A. Manary, Kyle J. Boyle, Laura Malik, Tyler Vallier, Matthew P. Reed, and…