Authors: Kyle Boyle, Jingwen Hu, Miriam Manary, Nichole R. Orton, Kathleen D. Klinich—University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Abstract Current voluntary standards for wheelchair crashworthiness only test under frontal and rear impact…
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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…
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…
Kinematic and Biomechanical Response of Post-Mortem Human Subjects Under Various Pre-Impact Postures to High-Rate Vertical Loading Conditions
Lauren Wood Zaseck, Anne C. Bonifas, Carl S. Miller, Nichole Ritchie Orton, and Matthew P. Reed — University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Constantine K. Demetropoulos, Kyle A. Ott, Christopher J. Dooley,…
Factors Affecting Child Injury Risk in Motor-Vehicle Crashes
Marco Benedetti, Kathleen D. Klinich, Miriam A. Manary, and Carol A.C. Flannagan — University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Abstract Current recommendations for restraining child occupants are based on biomechanical testing and…
Optimizing Seat Belt and Airbag Designs for Rear Seat Occupant Protection in Frontal Crashes
Authors: Jingwen Hu and Matthew P. Reed—University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute; Jonathan D. Rupp—Emory University School of Medicine; Kurt Fischer, Paul Lange, and Angelo Adler—ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp Abstract Recent…
Development, Evaluation, and Sensitivity Analysis of Parametric Finite Element Whole-Body Human Models in Side Impacts
Authors: Eunjoo Hwang, Jingwen Hu, Cong Chen, Katelyn F. Klein, Carl S. Miller, and Matthew P. Reed—University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute; Jonathan D. Rupp—Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory School of Medicine;…