International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

2018 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

12 – 14 September 2018 – Athens (Greece)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


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Bertil Aldman Memorial Lecture
IRC-18-01 Soft Tissue Neck Injuries and Other Important Things
G P Siegmund
Session S1-1 – Accident Analysis / Injury Epidemiology
IRC-18-10 Applications of Occupant and Injury Biomechanics Data Available in the CIREN Public Data Set
R Rudd, J Lockerby
IRC-18-11 Predicted road traffic fatalities in Germany: the potential and limitations of vehicle safety technologies from passive safety to highly automated driving
N Lubbe, H Jeppsson, A Ranjbar, J Fredriksson, J Bärgman, M Östlings
IRC-18-12 Short communication: Improvements to NHTSA’s Biofidelity Ranking System and Application to the Evaluation of the THOR 5th Female Dummy
H Rhule, J Stricklin, K Moorhouse, B Donnelly
IRC-18-13 Short communication: Are Electric Cars Safe? A Descriptive Analysis of the first collisions reported in Spain
F López‐Valdés, R Ruiz López‐Guerrero, P Frías, J Román, M Seguí‐Gómez
IRC-18-14 Short communication: Evaluation Of The Injury Risks Of Truck Occupants Involved In A Crash As A Result Of Errant Truck Platoons
H Jin, R Sharma, A Untaroiu, C Dobrovolny, C Untaroiu
Session S1-2 – Vehicle Technology / Restraint Systems
IRC-18-15 Evaluation of Adaptive Belt Restraint Systems for the Protection of Elderly Occupants in Frontal Impacts
K Mroz, B Pipkorn, C Sunnevång, A Eggers, D Bråse
IRC-18-16 Occupant Protection in Far‐Side Impacts
B Pipkorn, K Larsson, D Perez Rapela, C Markusic, B Whitcomb, M Ayyagari, C Sunnevång
IRC-18-17 Occupant Kinematics and Biomechanics with Rotatable Seat in Autonomous Vehicle Collision: A Preliminary Concept and Strategy
X Jin, H Hou, M Shen, H Wu, K Yang
IRC-18-18 A New Prototype 4‐Point Seatbelt Design to Help Improve Occupant Protection in Frontal Oblique Crashes
J Hu, K Boyle, K Fischer, A Schroeder, A Adler, M Reed
IRC-18-19 Short communication: Influence of Age on Chest Injury in Simulated Table‐top Loading Test with Double Diagonal Belt
A Kurita, Y Kitagawa, A Eggers
IRC-18-20 Short communication: ATD head motion relative to the vehicle: the effect of vehicle inertial sensor mounting location
J Toczyski, B Gepner, J Kerrigan
Session S1-3 – Spinal Injury
IRC-18-21 Head and Neck Responses of Post Mortem Human Subjects in Frontal, Oblique, Side and Twist Scenarios
Y-S Kang, J Stammen, K Moorhouse, J Bolte IV
IRC-18-22 Which Geometric Variations in the Cervical Spine influence Vertebral Rotations under Combined Loading?
J John, G Kumar, M Arun, N Yoganandan
IRC-18-23 Thoracolumbar Spine Fracture occurring in Obese People involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes
S Ejima, C Kohoyda‐Inglis, J MacWilliams, S Holcombe, E Hwang, P Zhang, S Wang
IRC-18-24 Short communication: The Effect of Seat Back Inclination on Spinal Segmental Angles in Automotive Seated Postures
F Sato, Y Miyazaki, M Svensson, K Brolin, K Yamazaki, A Konosu, S Morikawa, A Ferreiro Perez
IRC-18-25 Short communication: Injuries due to Lower Spine Blunt Force Impacts Associated with the Planetary Suit Body Seal Closure (BSC)
J Bolte IV, H Gustafson, A Agnew, Y‐S Kang
Session S1-4 – Vulnerable Road Users
IRC-18-26 Feasibility of using Naturalistic Driving Data to Characterise Vehicle‐Pedestrian Crashes and Near‐Crashes
S Haus, R Sherony, H Gabler
IRC-18-27 Short Communication: Simulation of a Selected Real World Car to Bicyclist Accident using a Detailed Human Body Model
C Klug, F Feist, P Wimmer
IRC-18-28 Short communication: A preliminary comparative study on rider kinematics and injury mechanism in car‐to‐two‐wheelers collisions
Y Huang, Q Zhou, J Tang, B Nie
IRC-18-29 Short communication: Assessment of self‐reported cycling injuries in Ireland: summary of preliminary survey data
K Gildea, C Simms
IRC-18-30 Short communication: Cycling‐related Major Trauma in Ireland
J Foley, M Cronin, L Brent, T Lawrence, F Lecky, C Simms, K Gildea, J Ryan, C Deasy, J Cronin
Session S1-5 – Computer Modelling / Human Body Models
IRC-18-31 Kinematic Assessment of Subject Personification of Human Body Models (THUMS)
A Piqueras‐Lorente, J Iraeus, A Lorente, F López‐Valdés, O Juste‐Lorente, M Maza‐Frechín, B Pipkorn
IRC-18-32 Development of Human‐Body Model THUMS Version 6 containing Muscle Controllers and Application to Injury Analysis in Frontal Collision after Brake Deceleration
D Kato, Y Nakahira, N Atsumi, M Iwamoto
IRC-18-33 Transformation Smoothing to use after Positioning of Finite Element Human Body Models
T Janak, Y Lafon, P Petit, P Beillas
IRC-18-34 Short Communication: Simulation of Average Female Rear-End Volunteer Tests using the Active ViVA OpenHBM
C Kleinbach, J Fehr, K Brolin
IRC-18-35 Short communication: Integrated Physiologically Motivated Controller for the Open‐Source Extended Hill‐type Muscle Model in LS‐DYNA
O Martynenko, F Kempter, C Kleinbach, S Schmitt, J Fehr
IRC-18-36 Short communication: A Comparison of the Compressive Behaviour of Lumbar Intervertebral Discs in Five Human Body Finite Element Models
D Draper, N Newell, P Wernicke, T Fuchs, S Masouros, S Peldschus
IRC-18-37 Short communication: Methodology to Calculate Chestband Compressions in Human Body Finite Element Models
S Umale, M Arun, N Yoganandan
IRC-18-38 Short communication: A Pedestrian Version of the Piper 6 Year Old Child Model
J Peres
IRC-18-39 Short communication: Preliminary assessment of the MADYMO Pedestrian Model for Predicting Pedestrian Ground Contact Kinematics
S Shang, C Masson, P Arnoux, M Py, C Simms
Session S1-6 – Vulnerable Road Users / Pedestrian Impact
IRC-18-40 A Tool to Assess Pedestrian Safety: Risk Curves by Injury Severity and their Confidence Intervals for Car‐to‐Pedestrian Front Collision
S Cuny, H Chajmowicz, K Yong, T Hermitte, E Lecuyer, N Bertholon
IRC-18-41 Development and Validation of Whole‐Body Finite Element Occupant and Pedestrian Models of a 70‐Year‐Old Female
X Jin, A Kalra, A Hammad, P Khandelwal, V Porwal, M Shen, K Yang
IRC-18-42 Consolidated Technical Specifications for the Advanced Pedestrian Legform Impactor (aPLI)
T Isshiki, J Antona‐Makoshi, A Konosu, Y Takahashi
IRC-18-43 Short communication: Development of an FE model for FlexPLI with Upper Body Mass for enhanced pedestrian safety assessment
C Shah, G Hu, M Burleigh, J Ott, O Zander
IRC-18-44 Short communication: Pedestrian Leg Injury Distribution in German in‐depth Accident Study for Leg Impactor Development
R Paas, R Huber, J Wilsmann, R Martinez von Bülow, K Kompaß
IRC-18-45 Short communication: Basic Assessment of the Injury Risk to Pedestrians Struck by Non‐Standard, Autonomous Vehicles
K Rawska, B Gepner, J Kerrigan
IRC-18-46 Short communication: Prediction of Head Injury Severity for Pedestrians in Car‐Pedestrian Accidents using Deep Learning Methodology
S Kunitomi, A Konosu
Session S1-7 – Sports Injury
IRC-18-47 Short communication: Reconstruction of Real World Concussive and Non‐Concussive Accidents in Equestrian Sports
J Clark, K Adanty, A Post, T Hoshizaki, J Clissold, A McGoldrick, A Ni Annaidh, M Gilchrist
IRC-18-48 Short Communication: Painting the picture of horse‐related injuries in Sweden and factors for preventing injuries to the head
L Meredith, R Ekman, R Thomson
IRC-18-49 Short communication: Contribution of Energy‐absorbing Structures to Head Kinematics in Football Helmet Impacts
J Barker, M Corrales, D Gierczycka, D Bruneau, M Bustamante, D Cronin
IRC-18-50 Short communication: The Effect of Hair and Football Helmet Fit on Headform Kinematics
S Bonin, A DeMarco, G Siegmund
IRC-18-51 Short communication: Assessment of a high tackle on ball carrier inertial head kinematics in rugby union
G Tierney, C Simms
IRC-18-52 Short communication: Comparison of the Hybrid III Head and Neck to a Detailed Head and Neck Finite Element Model with Active Musculature, in a Football Impact Scenario
D Bruneau, D Cronin, M Panzer, J Vilar, R Kent
IRC-18-53 Short communication: Comparison of CORA to Head Injury Biomechanical Metrics Using an American Football Helmet Model
W Decker, X Ye, A Baker, J Stitzel, S Gayzik
Session S1-8 – Head Impact
IRC-18-54 Relationship between Impact Velocity and Resulting Head Accelerations during Head Impacts in Youth Football
E Campolettano, R Gellner, S Rowson
IRC-18-55 Short communication: Role of Repetitive Head Impact Exposure in the Onset of Concussion: Evidence of a Possible Second Mechanism of Concussion for Contact Sports
B Stemper, A Shah, A Wild, J Humm, F Pintar, S Broglio, T McAllister, M McCrea
IRC-18-56 Short communication: The Influence of the Body on Head Kinematics in Playground Falls for Different Age Groups
M Fahlstedt, S Kleiven, X Li
IRC-18-57 Short communication: Effect of Initial Positioning of the Hybrid III Head‐Neck in Frontal and Oblique Bare Head Impact
J Giudice, M Panzer
IRC-18-58 Short communication: Development of a Rotational Brain Injury Criterion with Consideration of the Direction and Duration of Head Rotational Motion
Y Miyazaki, K Ishiwa, M Kitagawa, M Ueno, S Sugimoto, R Asahi, H Matsumura
Session S1-9 – Computer Modelling / Human Body Models
IRC-18-59 Validation of Detailed Organ Modularity in a Simplified Human Body Model
W Decker, B Koya, S Gayzik
IRC-18-60 Performance of the Obese GHBMC Models in the Sled and Belt Pull Test Conditions
B Gepner, H Joodaki, Z Sun, M Jayathirtha, T Kim, J Forman, J Kerrigan
IRC-18-61 Development of Simulation Based Liver and Spleen Injury Risk Curves for the GHBMC Detailed Models
P Beillas, F Berthet
IRC-18-62 Short communication: Verification of Rib Fracture Prediction in Frontal Collision with Human Body Models Representing Specific Ages
T Kawabuchi, Y Takahashi
IRC-18-63 Short communication: Preliminary Biofidelity Evaluation of GHBMC Pedestrian in Full Scale Impact against Generic Vehicle Buck
P Steinert, T Fuchs, R Aranda, D Draper, B Pipkorn, S Peldschus
IRC-18-64 Short communication: Effect of Seatback Recline on Occupant Model Response in Frontal Crashes
H Lin, B Gepner, T Wu, J Forman, M Panzer
Session S1-10 – Tissue Biomechanics / Head Injury
IRC-18-65 A Method to Determine Cortical Bone Thickness of Human Femur and Tibia Using Clinical CT Scans
W Du, J Zhang, J Hu
IRC-18-66 Short Communication: Inter‐subject Variability in Brain Regional Peak Strains
W Zhao, S Ji
IRC-18-67 Short Communication: Quantifying in vivo brain motion during injurious head impacts – A pilot study
T Whyte, J Liu, V Chung, S McErlane, Z Abebe, K McInnes, C Wellington, P Cripton
Session S2-1 – Head Injury / Helmets
IRC-18-68 Novel experimental techniques using PMHS and CT scans to assess performance of wearable sensors for mild Traumatic Brain Injury applications for different populations
J Humm, K Driesslein, A Shah, M Begonia, B Stemper, F Pintar, N Yoganandan
IRC-18-69 Headform and Neck Effects on Dynamic Response in Bicycle Helmet Oblique Impact Testing
M Bland, C McNally, S Rowson
IRC-18-70 Short communication: How sensitive are different headform design parameters in oblique helmeted impacts?
P Halldin, M Fahlstedt
IRC-18-71 Short communication: Computational Brain Injury Responses of Helmeted Side Impacts Using Data from ATDs versus PMHS
M Begonia, J Humm, K Driesslein, A Shah, D Jacobs, R Chiariello, M McCrea, B Stemper
IRC-18-72 Short communication: Estimating Brain Strain Metrics using Measured Kinematics from a Wearable Helmet Impact Sensor: Preliminary Findings from a Laboratory Study using the Hybrid III Head
M Sivam, G Siegmund, C Dennison
Session S2-2 – Head Injury / Vulnerable Road Users
IRC-18-73 A preliminary analysis of in‐depth accident data for powered two‐wheelers and bicycles in Europe
A Ziakopoulos, A Theofilatos, G Yannis, D Margaritis, P Thomas, A Morris, L Brown, M Robibaro, D Usami, V Phan, R Davidse, I Buttler
IRC-18-74 Casualty Benefits of Measures Influencing Head to Windscreen Area Protection
A Barrow, A Edwards, R Khatry, R Cuerden, A Schneider, V Labenski, U Veh
IRC-18-75 The Effect of Impact Velocity Angle on Helmeted Head Impact Severity: A Rationale for Motorcycle Helmet Impact Test Design
S Meng, M Fahlstedt, P Halldin
IRC-18-76 Comparative Evaluation of DOT vs. ECE Motorcycle Helmet Test Method
N Bourdet, C Deck, S Mojumder, R Willinger
IRC-18-77 Short communication: Head Impact Conditions in Real‐World Fatal Motorcycle Crashes
S Piantini, M Pierini
IRC-18-78 Short communication: Experimental study of out‐of‐position motorcycle rider in crashes without loss of control before the accident
I Symeonidis, D Margaritis, M Panou, E Bekiaris, S Peldschus
Session S2-3 – Integrated Safety / Driver Behaviour
IRC-18-79 A Preliminary Characterisation of Driver Manoeuvres in Road Departure Crashes
L Riexinger, H Gabler
IRC-18-80 Passenger kinematics in Lane change and Lane change with Braking Manoeuvres using two belt configurations: standard and reversible pre‐pretensioner
G Ghaffari, K Brolin, D Bråse, B Pipkorn, B Svanberg, L Jakobsson, J Davidsson
IRC-18-81 Simulation of Occupant Posture Changes due to Evasive Manoeuvres and Injury Predictions in Vehicle Frontal and Side Collisions
T Matsuda, K Yamada, S Hayashi, Y Kitagawa
IRC-18-82 Effect of Age on Kinematics during Pre‐crash Vehicle Manoeuvres with Sustained Lateral Acceleration
V Graci, E Douglas, T Seacrist, J Kerrigan, J Mansfield, J Bolte, R Sherony, J Hallman, K Arbogast
Session S2-4 – Integrated Safety / Driver behaviour
IRC-18-83 Effect of Countermeasures on Adult Kinematics during Pre‐Crash Evasive Swerving
C Holt, E Douglas, C Graci, T Seacrist, J Kerrigan, R Kent, S Balasubramanian, K Arbogast
IRC-18-84 The Analysis of an Individual Difference in Human Skeletal Alignment in Seated Posture and Occupant Behavior Using HBMs
T Izumiyama, N Nishida, H Iwanaga, X Chen, J Ohgi, K Mori, T Hayashi, I Sakuramoto, R Asahi, S Sugimoto, M Ueno
IRC-18-85 Short communication: Marker‐less Tracking of Head Motions in Abrupt Vehicle Manoeuvres
M Reed, B Park, S Ebert, J Hallman, R Sherony
IRC-18-86 Short Communication: Verification of Occupant Posture Control Effectiveness in Collision after Autonomous Emergency Braking System
K Kim, H Kim, M Kang, D Lim
IRC-18-87 Short Communication: Characteristics of Passenger Motion Response in Autonomous Emergency Braking System Operation with Alteration of Body Type and Posture
M Kang, H Kim, K Kim, D Lim
Session S2-5 – Dummy Technology
IRC-18-88 Biofidelity Evaluation of THOR 5th Percentile Female ATD
Z Wang, E Lee, J Bolte IV, J Below, B Loeber, R Ramachandra, B Greenlees, D Guck
IRC-18-89 Effects of Shoulder‐belt Slip on the Kinetics and Kinematics of the THOR
S Tylko, K Tang, F Giguère, A Bussières
IRC-18-90 Quantitative Evaluation of THOR, World SID and Hybrid III under Far‐Side Impacts: A Finite Element Study
S Umale, M Arun, H Hauschild, J Humm, F Pintar, N Yoganandan
IRC-18-91 Comparison of WorldSID to PMHS kinematics in far‐side impact
D Perez‐Rapela, C Markusic, B Whitcomb, B Pipkorn, J Forman, J Donlon, S Montesinos Acosta, J Crandall
IRC-18-92 Assessing Lap Belt Path and Submarining Risk in Booster Seats: Abdominal Pressure Twin Sensors vs. Anterior‐superior Iliac Spine Load Cells
C Visvikis, J Carrol, M Pitcher, K Waagmeester
IRC-18-93 Short communication: Critical review of proposed injury risk curves and injury criteria for THOR chest deflection
P Wernicke
IRC-18-94 Short communication: A Simulation‐based Approach for Improved Thorax Injury Risk Function for the THOR ATD
A Eggers, M Wisch, D Hynd, B Pipkorn, K Mroz
Session S2-6 – Tissue Biomechanics
IRC-18-95 Novel Fractional Viscoelastic Model of Ligaments for High Strain Rates
J Op ‘t Eynde, M Ortiz‐Paparoni, S Lucas, C Bass
IRC-18-96 The Effect of Injurious Whole Rib Loading on Rib Cortical Bone Material Properties
D Albert, Y‐S Kang, A Agnew, A Kemper
IRC-18-97 Short communication: The Role of Indirect Mechanotransduction Phenomena in Microtrauma Development within Intervertebral Discs – A Computational Biophysical Analysis
L Baumgartner, M Ballester, J Noailly
IRC-18-98 Short communication: Regional and Directional Differences in the Material Properties of Porcine Brain Tissue
S Sundaresh, J Finan, B Morrison III
IRC-18-99 Short communication: Paediatric Head Injury Prediction: Investigation of Suture Material Properties
N Ashok, J Hu
IRC-18-100 Short Communication: Assessment of bridging vein rupture associated with acute subdural hematoma through finite elements analysis after biofidelic position adaptation
M Kapeliotis, G Musigazi, N Famaey, B Depreitere, S Kleiven, J Vander Sloten
IRC-18-101 Short communication: The Influence of Glia on the Neuronal Response to Mechanical Loading in vitro
A DiLeonardi, E Matheis, K Rafaels
IRC-18-102 Short communication: Development of a finite element model of a human lateral semicircular canal of the inner ear
D Baumgartner, A Charpiot, M Lamy, H Vuong‐Chaney
Session S2-7 – Lower Extremity Injury
IRC-18-103 Injury Risk Functions for 5th Percentile Females: Ankle Inversion and Eversion
C Roberts, J Forman, J Kerrigan
IRC-18-104 Lower Extremity Injury Risk in a 6 year‐old Hybrid III ATD during Frontal Impacts
J Seidel, Y S‐Kang, J Bolte IV, L Boucher
IRC-18-105 Short communication: Studying the Age Effect on Fall Induced Hip Fracture using an Orthotropic Continuum Damage Model
P Sahandifar, S Kleiven
IRC-18-106 Short communication: A combined experimental and computational approach to study impacts to the hip from sideways falls with an advanced pendulum fall simulator
I Fleps, A Fung, P Guy, S Ferguson, P Cripton, B Helgason
IRC-18-107 Short communication: Ligament Wrapping in a Finite Element Model for Predicting Sprains within the Mid‐ and Forefoot
E Spratley, C O’Cain, J Donlon, B Gepner, J Forman, R Kent
Session S2-9 – High Energy Trauma
IRC-18-108 Injuries and Injury Risk Curves from Historical Non‐human Primate Whole‐body, +Gz Acceleration Tests
A Abraczinskas, C Beltran, A Olszko, J Baisden, N Yoganandan, F Pintar, A Dargie, K Vasquez, V Chancey
IRC-18-109 Short communication: Reconstruction of Behind Armour Blunt Trauma Impact Scenarios for Soft Armour Using a Detailed Thorax Model
D Cronin, K Rafaels, C Bir, J Barker, D Singh, M Bustamante, P Sathananthan
IRC-18-110 Short communication: Development of a Simplified Torso Surrogate based on Selected Biofidelity Corridors for the Assessment of the Ballistic Performance of Soft Body Armor
S Ouellet, G Pageau
IRC-18-111 Short communication: Protection of the Foot and Ankle in Under‐Body Blast
E Rebelo, G Grigoriadis, D Carpanen, S Masouros
IRC-18-112 Short communication: The posture of the lower limb alters the mechanism of injury in under‐body blast
G Grigoriadis, D Carpanen, C Webster, N Newell, S Masouros
IRC-18-113 Short communication: Recovery of long‐term potentiation in rat brain organotypic hippocampal slice cultures following repeated blast‐induced traumatic brain injury
N Varghese, B Morrison III
IRC-18-114 Short communication: Investigation of CSF Volumetric Response and Skull Flexure Effect on Blast Induced Traumatic Brain Injury
X Yu, D Sharp, M Ghajari
IRC-18-115 Short communication: The Use of Hybrid III ATD to Assess the Effect of Body Armour upon Under‐Body Blast Injuries
T Pandelani, N Newell, A Pearce, Z Schutte, D Stinner

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