Analysis of Head and Neck Dynamic Response of Human and Volunteer Test Subjects

Details

• Creators:
  Basio, A C ; Bowman, B M
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Transportation Systems Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Biomedical engineering
  • Head
  • Neck
  • Dynamic tests
  • Mathematical models
  • Simulation
  • Sled tests
  • Cadavers
  • Human beings
  • biomechanical properties
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UMTRI-85-12
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Subtask 3; Final report; Nov 1984-Dec 1984
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute
• Abstract:
  The MVMA 2-Dimensional Crash Victim Simulation model was used to model the head/neck dynamic response of human volunteer and cadaver test subjects in the -Gx acceleration vector. Photometric data of sled impact tests conducted at Wayne State University were used as forcing excitations for the MVMA simulations. A limited parameter variation study was made for three volunteer test subjects and one embalmed cadaver subject. The volunteer test subjects were restrained by a two-point lap belt. The embalmed cadaver was restrained by a three-point lap/shoulder belt. New estimates of the biomechanical properties of the neck were obtained for the volunteer and cadaver test subjects for the extension stiffness at C7/T1, augmenting the model parameters determined for Naval Bio dynamic Laboratory (NBDL) test subjects. In future studies, it is recommended that sensor data be used in addition to photometric data for the analysis of the kinematics and dynamics of the head and neck.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRS-57-83-C-00089
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50537/dot_50537_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.75 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8ee16174bba745331e5f4b4b483bb364e459c31c3280657279bb82c045d8ac36