Authors: Julie Mansfield, Gretchen Baker, The Ohio State University Abstract Airbags that deploy in front of the occupant are being implemented for rear row passengers. This study explores frontal sled tests with…
Category: 69th Conference Short Coms
Short Communications to be displayed in the repository and archives for the 69th Stapp Car Crash Conference
A Preliminary Investigation of Costal Cartilage and the Costochondral Junction in Three-Point Bending
Authors: Christopher Lopez, Andrew Kemper, Devon Albert, Virginia Tech University; Amanda Agnew, The Ohio State University Abstract Thoracic skeletal trauma is a common result from motor vehicle collisions. This includes fractures to…
Effect of Dual Lap Belt Load-Limiters in Reclined Frontal Impact Sled Tests with PMHS of Varying Anthropometry and Sex
Authors: Jeesoo Shin, Rachel Newman, John Paul Donlon, Sara Sochor, Bronislaw Gepner, Jason Kerrigan, University of Virginia; Martin Ӧstling, Krystoffer Mroz, Autoliv Development AB, Sweden Abstract Three frontal impact sled tests were…
A Simple Approach to Measuring Moment of Inertia of Body Segments and Fixturing Used in Biomechanical Experiments
Authors: Vikram Pradhan, Michael Godfrey, Transportation Research Center Inc.; Ann Mallory, Vehicle Research and Test Center NHTSA; Yun-Seok Kang, The Ohio State University Abstract The center of gravity (CG) and mass moment…
Attenuation of Low-Density Projectiles by Fabric in High-Rate Impacts
Authors: William Lindahl, Karthik Somasundaram, Frank Pintar, Medical College of Wisconsin; Carolyn Hampton, Michael Kleinberger, US DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Abstract Protective clothing can mitigate injuries from high-rate impacts, particularly from low-density…
A 50th Percentile Female Human Body Model for Research on Equitable Occupant Protection
Authors: Takao Matsuda, Noriyuki Fujita, Mitsuaki Goto, Yuichi Kitagawa, Toyota Motor Corporation Abstract The application of virtual human body models in vehicle safety research has expanded significantly, providing advantages over traditional anthropomorphic…
Small Female Acceleration Response Corridors and Updated THOR-05F BioRank: Preliminary Results from Nearside Frontal Oblique Impact Tests
Authors: Jared Koser, Tyler Rooks, Narayan Yoganandan, Medical College of Wisconsin Abstract The objective of the study was to develop response corridors of small female post-mortem human subjects (PMHS) and evaluate the…
Sex-Specific ATD Assessments for Lower Extremity Injuries
Authors: Michael Jorgensen, Donald Sherman, Cameron Bass, Cynthia Bir, Wayne State University Abstract Increased risk of lower extremity injuries for shorter stature drivers and women continues to be of concern. Nine sled…
Bridging HBM Connect® and ATD Chest Metrics Using Functional Mapping for Crash Application
Authors: Chirag Shah, Tushar Arora, Gopinath Velmurugan, Pradeep Kulavi, Stephen Fu, Anurag Soni, Renuka Jagadish, Humanetics Group Abstract Human Body Models (HBMs) are gaining recognition by consumer agencies as tools to enhance…
Comparison of Skull Deformations During Head Drop Tests from Experimental Accelerometers and Finite Element Simulations
Authors: Carolyn Hampton, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory; Karthik Somasundaram, Medical College of Wisconsin Abstract There are many experimental sources for validating biomechanical models of the head, but relatively little has been done…
Validation of Impact-Absorbing Pavement Under Head Oblique Impacts
Authors: Qi Huang, Zhou Zhou, Chengbin Li, Svein Kleiven, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Christina Makoundou, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Cesare Sangiorgi, University of Bologna, Italy Abstract Head injuries are an…
Brain Strain Produced by Local Inertial Force Components
Authors: Xianghao Zhan, August Domel, Michael Fanton, Samuel Raymond, Hossein Vahid Alizadeh, Nicholas Cecchi, Michael Zeineh, David Camarillo, Stanford University; Yuzhe Liu, Beihang University, China & Stanford University; Zhou Zhou, Stanford University…