Authors: Becky Mueller and Joseph Nolan—Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Abstract IIHS is examining the potential real-world benefit of vehicle-based pedestrian tests, such as those proposed by NHTSA for future safety…
Category: Short Communications
Short Communications presented at the Stapp Car Crash Conference
Effect of Postmortem Time and Preservation Fluid on the Tensile Material Properties of Bovine Liver Parenchyma
Authors: Kristin M. Dunford and Andrew R. Kemper—Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University, Center for Injury Biomechanics; Tanya LeRoith—Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Abstract The purpose of this study was to quantify the effects…
Development of Improved Brain Injury Predictors for Diverse Impacts
Authors: Lee F. Gabler, Jeff R. Crandall, and Matthew B. Panzer—University of Virginia, Center for Applied Biomechanics; Norbert Praxl—Partnership for Dummy Technology and Biomechanics; Philipp Wernicke—BMW Group Abstract Tissue-level deformation is the…
Belted Female Occupants in Frontal Car Crashes are More Likely to Sustain Moderate Concussions than Male Occupants
Authors: Jacobo Antona-Makoshi—Japan Automobile Research Institute; Johan Davidsson—Chalmers University of Technology; Mats Lindkvist—Umeå University Abstract NASS-CDS data from years 2005-2015 was analyzed to estimate the frequency and risk of moderate and serious…