Short Communications from the 69th Conference

Short Communications are perfect for quickly reporting novel and important research findings, methodologies, or technologies. These concise reports are not considered terminal publications and can later be expanded into full-length papers and submitted to the Stapp Car Crash Journal. Short communications developed for the 69^th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 2025, discuss ongoing research in trauma biomechanics, occupant kinematics, safety systems and Finite Element Modeling. The Stapp Car Crash Conference is 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.

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Topics discussed in short communications from the 69^th Stapp Car Crash Conference include:

• Advances in head injury biomechanics
• Evaluation of restraint systems and airbags
• Sex-specific and anthropometry-based differences in injury response
• Development and validation of human body models and biomechanical measurement methods
• Studies of material and structural responses in impacts

Short Communications from the 69^th Conference

• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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;…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• Rear Row Frontal Airbags and Their Interaction with Rear-Facing and Forward-Facing Child Restraint Systems (CRS)
  Authors: Julie Mansfield, Gretchen Baker, The Ohio State University Abstract Airbags that deploy in front of the occupant are being…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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,…

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