International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

2017 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

13 – 15 September 2017 – Antwerp (Belgium)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


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Bertil Aldman Memorial Lecture
IRC-17-01 International Research Contributions on the Biomechanics of Injury: Honoring the past and looking towards the future
N Yoganandan
Murray Mackay Appreciation
IRC-17-02 The Need for Accident Investigation: Murray Mackay’s work presented at Conferences of the International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury from 1973 to 2013
C Simms
Keynote Lecture
IRC-17-03 Treat the Patient, Not Just Their Disease
S Wang
Session S1-1 – Automated driving / Driver behaviour
IRC-17-10 Basic numbers needed to understand the traffic safety effect of Automated Cars
M Lindman, I Isaksson‐Hellman, J Strandroth
IRC-17-11 Seating Positions and Activities in Highly Automated Cars – A Qualitative Study of Future Automated Driving Scenarios
S Jorlöv, K Bohman, A Larsson
IRC-17-12 Gender differences in Occupant Posture during Driving and Riding
H C Cutcliffe, J Ólafsdόttir, J Ӧsth, J Davidsson, K Brolin
IRC-17-13 Short communication: From aDRIVE Project to INTEGRATED Safety
T Dziewoński, K Golon, D Jastrzebski, A Kopyt, M Mirosław, M Matyjewski, M Papis
Session S1-2 – Accident analysis / Injury epidemiology
IRC-17-14 Characteristics of passenger car crashes in India, and a preliminary assessment of Euro NCAP frontal impact tests for passenger cars in India
R Rajaraman, M Patel, J Padmanaban
IRC-17-15 Preliminary Analysis of Serious‐to‐Fatal Injury in Rear Impact Crashes in the United States
W Tatem, H Gabler
IRC-17-16 Prediction of motorcyclist serious injury in powered two‐wheeler to other vehicle urban crash
S Piantini, M Mangini, N Baldanzini, M Pierini, A Franci, A Peris
IRC-17-17 Injury Patterns of Older Car Occupants, Older Pedestrians or Cyclists in Road Traffic Crashes with Passenger Cars in Europe – Results from SENIORS
M Wisch, M Lerner, E Vukovic, D Hynd, A Fiorentino, A Fornells
IRC-17-18 Sickness Absence among Passenger Car Occupants following a Crash
R Elrud, H Stigson, M Ohlin, K Alexanderson, L Kjeldgård, E Friberg
Session S1-3 – Accident analysis / Injury epidemiology
IRC-17-19 Comparison of Impact Kinematics between Non‐obese and Obese Occupants in Frontal and Lateral Impacts
Y Kitagawa, S Hayashi, T Yasuki
IRC-17-20 Upper Extremity Injury Patterns in Side‐Impact Crashes
M Kelley, J Talton, A Usoro, A Weaver, E Barnard, A Miller
IRC-17-21 Short Communication: Injury Patterns of Elderly Occupants Involved in Side Crashes
R Ramachandra, T Kashikar, J Bolte IV
IRC-17-22 Short Communication: The development of a new low cost accident database, with the addition of an online feature to allow information‐sharing by different institutes
M Woering , J Vander Sloten, B Depreitere
IRC-17-23 Short Communication: Investigation of the Crew Injury Biomechanics during Water Landing for Human Space Flight
K Fujimoto, E Wada, S Inoue, S Sakai, S Izumi, H Numajiri, J Tanabe
Session S1-4 – Vulnerable Road Users
IRC-17-24 Crashes between Heavy Vehicles and Bicyclists: Characteristics, Injury Patterns and Potentials for Driver Assistance Systems
A Malczyk, J Bende
IRC-17-25 Reference PMHS Tests to Assess Whole‐Body Pedestrian Impact Using a Simplified Generic Vehicle Front‐End
E Song, J Uriot, P Potier, D Dubois, P Petit, X Trosseille, R Douard
IRC-17-26 Analysis of Vulnerable Road User Kinematics Before/During/After Vehicle Collisions Based on Video Records
Y Han, Q Li, W He, F Wan, B Wang, K Mizuno
IRC-17-27 Short Communication: Pedestrian‐ground contact injuries observed from German in‐depth accident data
S Shang, D Otte, C Simms
IRC-17-28 Short communication: Finite Element Simulation Estimation of Wheel‐base Reduction and Deformation Energy of a Typical Indian Motorcycle Crash at Known Impact Speed against Sedan Car
K Singh, A Chawla, S Mukherjee
IRC-17-29 Short communication: New Approaches to Pedestrian Knee Joint Biomechanics
Z Sun, B Gepner, E Spratley, J Toczyski, J Kerrigan
Session S1-5 – Brain / Head Injury / Helmets
IRC-17-30 Consumer Testing of Bicycle Helmets
H Stigson, M Rizzi, A Ydenius, E Engström, A Kullgren
IRC-17-31 Developing Elastomeric Cellular Structures for Multiple Head Impacts
M Robinson, S Soe, G McShane, R Celeghini, R Burek, M Alves, B Hanna, P Theobald
IRC-17-32 Protection capability of bicycle helmets under oblique impact assessed with two separate brain FE models
C Deck, N Bourdet, P Halldin, G DeBruyne, R Willinger
IRC-17-33 Helmet Construction Influences Brain Strain Patterns for Events Causing Concussion in Youth Ice Hockey
D Koncan, R Zemek, M Gilchrist, T Hoshizaki
IRC-17-34 Short Communication: Ice hockey boards: how to assess the biomechanical loading of a player upon impact?
K-U Schmitt, M Muser, H Thüler, O Brügger
IRC-17-35 Short communication: Design of a Novel Helmet Impact Testing Apparatus Representative of Snow Sports Head Injury
C Stuart, P Cripton
IRC-17-36 Short communication: Damage to Real World Equestrian Helmets Sustained from Impact against Different Surfaces
J Clark, T Connor, C Williams, M Gilchrist
IRC-17-37 Short communication: Motorcycle Helmets: The Population Diversity Influence on Head Injury Criterion Assessment
T Bońkowski, L Hynčík, L Šoltés
Session S1-6 – Dummy Technology
IRC-17-38 Kinematics Comparison between the Hybrid III 6 Year‐old with Standard Pelvis and Modified Pelvis with Gel Abdomen in Booster Sled Tests
J Jermakian, M Edwards
IRC-17-39 Sensitivity of the Q‐Series Abdominal Pressure Twin Sensors to Loading Type and Position in Dynamic Restraint System Loading Tests
C Visvikis, J Carrol, C Klimitsch
IRC-17-40 Abdomen Impact Testing of the Hybrid III Rail Safety (H3‐RS) Anthropometric Test Device
D Hynd, J Carroll, K Severson
IRC-17-41 Abdominal Biofidelity Assessment of 50th Percentile Male and 10‐Year‐Old ATD Responses Relative to a Recently Developed Belt‐Loading Corridor
R Ramachandra, Y‐S Kang, A Hagedorn, J Stammen, J Bolte IV
IRC-17-42 Short communication: Development of a Manikin Representing a Two‐Year‐Old Child for Belt‐Fit Measurement
M Reed, K Boyle
IRC-17-43 Short communication: Comparison of the Kinematics and Dynamics of the THOR‐50M Dummy and Elderly Volunteers in Low‐Speed Frontal Decelerations
F Lopez‐Valdes, O Juste, A Lorente, A Piqueras, M Maza, J Muehlbauer, S Schick, B Pipkorn, K Mroz, S Peldschus
Session S1-7 – Dummy Technology
IRC-17-44 Comparison of Hybrid III head response to shock tube and explosive blast loading
S Maach, B von Rosen, L McCauley, J Levine, J-P Dionne
IRC-17-45 Intracranial Brain Motion Measurement in Frontal Sled Tests by using a New Anthropometric Test Dummy Head capable of Direct Brain Motion Evaluation and Visualisation
Y Miyazaki, A Railkar, S Awamori, A Kokeguchi, I Amamori, M Katagiri, K Yoshii
IRC-17-46 Short communication: A Countermeasure to Reduce Secondary Impact Velocity and Rib Deflection Criterion of Longitudinal‐Seat Passengers in Railway Collisions
D Suzuki, K Nakai, S Enami, R Palacin
Session S1-8 – Far Side Impacts
IRC-17-47 Can 1 –DOF Sled Tests Reproduce Real World Far‐Side Crashes? A Finite Element Study
M Arun, S Umale, D Halloway, F Pintar, N Yoganandan
IRC-17-48 Short Communication: Comparison of WorldSID to PMHS kinematics in far‐side impact
D Perez‐Rapela, C Markusic, J Forman, S Montesinos Acosta, T Kim, J Crandall
IRC-17-49 Short communication: IRTRACC and RibEye performance comparison in far‐side test configurations
D Perez‐Rapela, C Markusic, J Forman, S Montesinos Acosta, T Kim, J Crandall
Session S1-9 – Vehicle Technology / Restraint Systems
IRC-17-50 Effects of High Levels of Obesity on Lap and Shoulder Belt Paths
M Jones, S Ebert, J Hu, M Reed
IRC-17-51 Kinematics and Shoulder Belt Engagement of Children on Belt‐positioning Boosters during Emergency Braking Events
G Baker, I Stockman, K Bohman, L Jakobsson, M Svensson, A-L Osvalder, M Wimmerstedt
IRC-17-52 Adult’s and Children’s Attitudes towards Extra Seat Belts in the Rear Seats
A-L Osvalder, K Bohman, I Hansson
IRC-17-53 Serious seatbelt injuries sustained by pregnant women sitting in rear seats: anthropometric analyses and confirmation in sled tests
M Hitosugi, T Koseki, M Takaso, Y Motozawa
IRC-17-54 Short communication: Radio‐Frequency Based Detection of Unattended Children to Reduce In‐Vehicle Heat Stroke Fatalities
P Larsen, T Mousel
Session S1-10 – Vehicle Technology / Restraint Systems
IRC-17-55 Investigating the Use of Adhesively‐Coated External Airbag to Reduce Post‐Impact Kinematics
A Gupta, F Alvarez, T Daniel, D Larner
IRC-17-56 Inflatable Shoulder Belts and Inboard Upper Anchor Shoulder‐belt Geometry in Far‐side Oblique Impacts
M Edwards, C Nash
IRC-17-57 Potential Benefit of a 3+2 Criss Cross Seat Belt System in Frontal and Oblique Crashes
M Östling, H Saito, A Vishwanatha, C Ding, B Pipkorn, C Sunnevång
Session S2-1 – Computer Modelling / Human Body Models
IRC-17-58 Investigation of Parameters Affecting Brain Model Validation and Brain Strains Using the SIMon Finite Element Head Model
A Drake, E Takhounts, V Hasija
IRC-17-59 A Comparison between Simulated and Measured Human Brain Response under Mild Acceleration
A Talebanpour, L Smith
IRC-17-60 The VIVA OpenHBM Finite Element 50th Percentile Female Occupant Model: Whole Body Model Development and Kinematic Validation
J Östh, M Mendoza‐Vazquez, A Linder, M Svensson, K Brolin
IRC-17-61 Short Communication: Development of the THOR‐5F advanced frontal small female dummy FE model
A Lakshminarayana, C Shah
Session S2-2 – Computer Modelling / Human Body Models
IRC-17-62 The Development of the Lower Extremity of a Human FE Model and the Influence of Anatomical Detailed Modelling in Vehicle‐to‐Pedestrian Impacts
S Kunitomi, Y Yamamoto, R Kato, J Antona‐Makoshi, A Konosu, Y Dokko, T Yasuki
IRC-17-63 An Algorithm for Rapid Adjustment of Lower Extremity Posture of a Pedestrian Model
J Tang, J Hu, B Nie, Q Zhou
IRC-17-64 Development of a Procedure to Compare Kinematics of Human Body Models for Pedestrian Simulations
C Klug, F Feist, M Raffler, W Sinz, P Petit, J Ellway, M van Ratingen
IRC-17-65 Short Communication: Qualifying FE Human Body Models for Specific Load Cases: Assessing Uncertainties during the Validation Process
T Fuchs, S Peldschus
IRC-17-66 Short Communication: Spline‐based repositioning for the vertebral column of the GHBMC Human Body Finite Element Model
A Chhabra, S Paruchuri, K Mishra, D Kaushik, A Chawla, S Mukherjee, R Malhotra
IRC-17-67 Short Communication: Contour‐based Repositioning of lower limbs of the GHBMC Human Body FE Model
A Chhabra, S Paruchuri, K Mishra, D Kaushik, A Chawla, S Mukherjee, R Malhotra
IRC-17-68 Short Communication: Analysing the Validity of a Skull Fracture Energy Criterion through Subject‐specific Finite Element Modelling of Skull Impacts
A Meynen, D De Kegel, N Famaey, H van Lenthe, J Vander Sloten
Session S2-3 – Thorax Injury
IRC-17-69 Elderly PMHS Thoracic Responses and Injuries in Frontal Impacts
Y-S Kang, A Agnew, C-B Hong, K Icke, J Bolte IV
IRC-17-70 The Effect of Rib Fracture Patterns in the Obese
S Ejima, S Holcombe, P Zhang, B Derstine, R Goulson, C Kohoyda‐Inglis, J MacWilliams, S Wang
IRC-17-71 A Comparison of Rib Structural and Material Properties from Matched Whole Rib Bending and Tension Coupon Tests
D Albert, Y‐S Kang, A Agnew, A Kemper
IRC-17-72 An Improved Deflection Energy Method to Normalise PMHS Thoracic Response Data
B Donnelly, H Rhule, K Moorhouse, Y‐S Kang, J Stammen
Session S2-4 – Integrated Safety / Driver behaviour
IRC-17-73 Short Communication: Same‐Direction‐Pattern of Drivers’ Avoidance Behaviour in Critical Intersection Situations – Field Accident Data Analysis and Driving Simulation Study
M Hu, Y Li
IRC-17-74 Short Communication: Fuzzy logic as a model of an actor‐driver in simulator scenarios
D Jastrzębski, A Kopyt, K Golon, M Mirosław, T Dziewoński
IRC-17-75 Short Communication: The Analysis of an Individual Difference using Human Skeletal Morphology in Automotive Seated Posture
T Izumiyama, N Nishida, H Iwanaga, X Chen, J Ohgi, I Sakuramoto, R Asahi, S Sugimoto, M Ueno
Session S2-5 – Spine Biomechanics
IRC-17-76 On the importance of the forces and moments at the occipital condyles in predicting ligamentous cervical spine injuries
V Hasija, E Takhounts, E Lee, M Craig
IRC-17-77 Validation of the Causality of Influencing Seat Design Parameters, Identified by using Multivariate Analysis Methods, on the BioRID‐II ATD Kinematics in Low‐Speed Rear‐End Impacts
R Lechner, I Hailer, S Horion, H Steffan
IRC-17-78 Average‐sized Male and Female Rear‐impact Dummy Models in Simulations of Real World Cases Addressing Sensitivity in Whiplash Associated Disorder Assessment
F Sato, K Holmqvist, A Linder, M Svensson, A Kullgren, J Tanabe, K Yamazaki
IRC-17-79 Short communication: Effect of Different Muscle Fibre Types on the Neck Kinematics for Frontal Impact
B Pilarczyk, C Simms, D Cronin
IRC-17-80 Short communication: Lower Cervical Spine Hard Tissue Injury Prediction in Axial Compression
F Khor, D Cronin, C Van Toen
IRC-17-81 Short communication: A Comparison of Anti‐Whiplash Seats During Low/Moderate‐Speed Rear‐End Collisions
D Mang, J‐S Blouin, G Siegmund
IRC-17-82 Short communication: The effect of translational constraint on cervical spine kinetics, kinematics and canal occlusions in impacts inducing lateral bending
T Whyte, A Melnyk, C Van Toen, J Street, T Oxland, P Cripton
IRC-17-83 Short communication: Sagittal Curvature and Vertebra Axial Geometry Effects on Cervical Spine Global and Local Responses
J John, N Yoganandan, M Arun, G Kumar
IRC-17-84 Short communication: Effect of Active Musculature Parameters on Neck Response and Potential for Injury
D Shen, D Cronin
Session S2-6 – Tissue Biomechanics / Computer Modelling
IRC-17-85 Stature and Body Shape Effects on Driver Injury Risks in Frontal Crashes: A Parametric Human Modelling Study
J Hu, K Zhang, A Fanta, M Jones, M Reed, M Neal, J‐T Wang, C‐H Lin, L Cao
IRC-17-86 Short Communication: Biomechanics of a lumbar functional unit using the finite element method
A Christou, G Grigoriadis, D Carpanen, N Newell, S Masouros
IRC-17-87 Short Communication: Strain Rate Dependence of Internal Pressure and External Bulge in Human Intervertebral Discs during Axial Compression
N Newell, D Carpanen, A Christou, G Grigoriadis, J Little, S Masouros
IRC-17-88 Short communication: An Investigation of the Effect of Impact Locations on Strain within the Brain
G Byrne, S Tiernan
IRC-17-89 Short communication: Measuring 3D Brain Deformation During Dynamic Head Motion Using Sonomicrometry
J Giudice, A Alshareef, J Forman, M Panzer
IRC-17-90 Short communication: Evaluation of Load Path for Injury Prediction in Soft Tissues
D Kumar, S Mukherjee, A Chawla
IRC-17-91 Short communication: Advanced Hill-type Muscle model as User Defined Material in LS-DYNA with Routing Capability for Application in Active Human Body Models
O Martynenko, C Kleinbach, M Hammer, D Haeufle, C Mayer, S Schmitt
IRC-17-92 Short communication: Guiding Strategy for an Open Source Hill-type Muscle Model in LS-Dyna and Implementation in the Upper Extremity of a HBM
J Fehr, F Kempter, C Kleinbach, S Schmitt
IRC-17-93 Short communication: Comparison of Muscle Activated HBMs in a Lane Change Manoeuvre
C Kleinbach, J Fehr
Session S2-7 – Brain / Head Injury
IRC-17-94 Effect of Neck Musculature on Head Kinematic Response Following Blunt Impact
C Eckersley, R Nightingale, J Luck, C Bass
IRC-17-95 Short communication: Predicting the Location of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Pathology
M Ghajari, P Hellyer, D Sharp
IRC-17-96 Short communication: Evaluating the Biofidelity of Human Brain Finite Element Models Using Sonomicrometry Data
A Alshareef, J Giudice, J Forman, M Panzer
IRC-17-97 Short communication: The effect of intended primary contact location on tackler head impact risk
G Tierney, C Simms
IRC-17-98 Short communication: Computational modelling of oblique impacts on helmets with a new add‐on lining system
P Siegkas, M Ghajari
IRC-17-99 Short communication: A proposed motion tracking technique to assess the kinematics of oblique impacts
D Zouzias, G De Bruyne, J Ivens
Session S2-8 – Lower Extremity Injury
IRC-17-100 Short Communication: The Effect of the Posture of the Lower Limb in Anti‐Vehicular Explosions
G Grigoriadis, D Carpanen, C Webster, N Newell, S Masouros
IRC-17-101 Short communication: Preliminary Investigation into the Co‐variation of Cortical Geometric Properties and vBMD along the Length of the Tibia
R Hunter, M Murach, K Briley, A Agnew
IRC-17-102 Short communication: Shod and Unshod Kinematic Response of the Female Lower Extremity under Dorsiflexion Loading
C Roberts, J Kerrigan, J Forman
IRC-17-103 Short communication: Foot Position Shifts Injury Initiation among Ankle Ligaments during External Rotation
B Nie, J Forman, A Mait, J‐P Donlon, R Kent
Session S2-9 – Thorax Injury
IRC-17-104 Short Communication: Thoracic response of post‐mortem swine under blast loadings
J Boutillier, S De Mezzo, C Deck, P Magnan, P Naz, R Willinger
IRC-17-105 Short communication: The Effect of Body Size on Adult Human Rib Structural Properties
A Agnew, M Murach, E Misicka, K Moorhouse, J Bolte IV, Y-S Kang
IRC-17-106 Short communication: Calcification of Costal Cartilage in the Adult Rib Cage
S Holcombe, S Ejima, S Wang
IRC-17-107 Short communication: Development of Morphed Ribcage Finite Element Models for Comparison with PMHS Data
D Jastrzębski, D Poulard, M Panzer
IRC-17-108 Short communication: Micro‐model to Evaluate Alveolar Wall Mechanical Properties from Pressure‐Volume Response
D Singh, D Cronin, A Slutsky
IRC-17-109 Short communication: Variance in Fracture Location of Human Ribs Subjected to Dynamic Antero‐Posterior Bending
A Harden, Y-S Kang, K Moorhouse, A Agnew

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