International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

2019 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

11 – 13 September 2019 – Florence (Italy)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


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Lectures
IRC-19-01 Bertil Aldman Memorial Lecture
Back to the Basics: Revisiting the future, a retrospective of reminiscences
T Gennarelli
S1-1: Vehicle Safety / Restraint Systems
IRC-19-10 Comparison of Occupant Protection in Electric vs. Internal Combustion Vehicles
S Tylko*, K Tang, A Bussières
IRC-19-11 Seat Design Characteristics Affecting Occupant Safety in Low- and High-Severity Rear-Impact Collisions
M Edwards, M Brumbelow, R Trempel, T Gorjanc
IRC-19-12 Seat Belt Fit and Comfort for Older Adult Front Seat Passengers in Cars
AL Osvalder*, K Bohman, M Lindman, R Ankartof, S Alfredsson
IRC-19-13 Short communication: Analysis of Individual Differences in Pelvic Shape and its Impact on the Seatbelt Kinematics in a Collision
T Izumiyama, N Nishida, H Iwanaga, X Chen, J Ohgi, R Asahi, S Sugimoto, M Fukushima
S1-2: Integrated Safety / Driver Behaviour
IRC-19-14 Prediction of the expected accident scenario of future Level 2 and Level 3 cars on German motorways
H Liers, T Unger
IRC-19-15 A Preliminary Characterisation of Driver Evasive Manoeuvres in Cross-Centreline Vehicle-to-Vehicle Collisions
L Riexinger*, R Sherony, H Gabler
IRC-19-16 Assessment of Autonomous Braking System in Simulated Driving Scenarios Generated Based on Real World Accident Data
P Chhabra, B Aathresh, A Penumaka, M Muthanandam
IRC-19-17 Short communication: Effectiveness of Automatic Emergency Braking in Simulated Traffic Accidents Scenarios
Y Kitagawa, Y Okumura, K Yamada, S Hayashi
IRC-19-18 Short communication: Seating preferences in highly automated vehicles are dependent on yearly exposure to traffic and previous crash experiences
F Lopez-Valdes, J Jimenez-Octavio, K Bohman, D Logan, W Raphael, L Jimenez, S Koppel
IRC-19-19 Short communication: Detection of Driver Posture Change by Seat Pressure Measurement
M Zhao, B Georges, H Wang, X Wang
IRC-19-20 Short communication: A Framework for Near Real-Time Occupant Injury Risk Prediction using a Sequence-to-Sequence Deep Learning Approach
I Bance, B Nie
S1-3: PMHS and volunteer studies
IRC-19-21 Comparison of Small Female and Mid-sized Male PMHS Response with an Inflatable Seatbelt System during Frontal Impacts
X Jin, P Begeman, D Board, K Pline, M Shen, S Sundararajan, K Yang
IRC-19-22 Head Trajectories of Post MortemHuman Surrogates in Moderate-Speed Rear Impacts
YS Kang*, K Moorhouse, J Bolte
IRC-19-23 Short communication: Quantified Segmental Geometry and Curvature of Women-Specific Neck Muscles: Upright MRI Study
H Choi, J Baisden, D Braza, N Yoganandan
IRC-19-24 Short communication: Head/Neck Kinematics and Muscle Responses for Relaxed Drivers and Passengers in Frontal and Rear Impacts
J Fice, D Mang, J Olafsdottir, K Brolin, P Cripton, JS Blouin, G Siegmund
IRC-19-25 Short communication: Repeatability of a Mechanical Surrogate Neck for Low Speed Impact Testing: A Preliminary Assessment
S MacGillivray, J Carey, C Dennison
IRC-19-26 Short communication: Comparison of the Hybrid III and Human Volunteer in Low-Severity Lateral Head Impacts
K Reynier, A Alshareef, D Shedd, E Sanchez, J Funk, M Panzer
S1-4: Computer Modelling / Human Body Models
IRC-19-27 Short Communication: Comparison of PIPER child human body model and Q6 Dummy analysing sensors of the HBM
J Holtz
IRC-19-28 Short communication: Upper Body In Vivo Kinematics during Moderate Lateral Accelerations – towards Active Finite Element Human Body Model Validation
B Sandoz, T Sugiyama, J Weber
IRC-19-29 Short communication: Change of lateral chest compression values due to bone failure in side impacts
D Gierczycka, D Cronin
IRC-19-30 Short communication: Comparison of Controller Strategies for Active Human Body Models with Different Muscle Materials
I Wochner*, C Endler, S Schmitt, O Martynenko
IRC-19-31 Short communication: Trajectory-Based Muscle Activation in a Finite Element Neck Model for Frontal Impact Scenarios
M Correia, S McLachlin, D Cronin
S1-5: Computer Modelling / Human Body Models
IRC-19-32 An Anatomic Indexing System for Costal Cartilage and Ist Application in Calcification Representation in Finite-Element Human Body Models
Y Huang*, Q Zhou, SC Wang, BB Nie, SA Holcombe
IRC-19-33 Evaluation of the Benefits of Parametric Human Body Model Morphing for Prediction of Injury to Elderly Occupants in Side Impact
K-J Larsson, B Pipkorn, J Iraeus, J Bolte, A Agnew, J Hu, M Reed, C Sunnevang
IRC-19-34 Multi-Scale Validation of a Rib Fracture Prediction Method for Human Body Models
B Pipkorn, J Iraeus, M Bjorklund, O Bunketorp, L Jakobsson
IRC-19-35 Development and Validation of a Generic Finite Element Ribcage to be used for Strain-based Fracture Prediction
J Iraeus, B Pipkorn
S1-6: Vulnerable Road Users
IRC-19-36 Early Data and Insight from the Vulnerable Road User Injury Prevention Alliance (VIPA)
S Wang, S Horbal, K Cunningham, E Brown, A Rammelkamp, R Kaufman, C Kohoyda-Inglis, S Holcombe, S Ejima, J Joyner, L Drees, J Gainey, B Mueller, F Roth, A Schneider
IRC-19-37 Prospective Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Autonomous Emergency Braking Systems in Increasing Pedestrian Road Safety in France
J Saade, H Chajmowicz, S Cuny
IRC-19-38 Development of a combined Injury Criteria for the comparative Evaluation of Long-term Injury Outcome and Mortality Risk assessed in Car-to-Pedestrian Accidents
A Schneider, C Ewald, F Roth, V Labenski, C Sherwood, J Crandall
IRC-19-39 AEB effective evaluations by accident reconstructions using videos of drive recorders in perpendicular and turning car-to-cyclist collisions
Y Zhao*, D Ito, K Mizuno, C Kong
IRC-19-40 Short communication: Analysis of pedestrian injuries in pedestrian-car collisions with focus on age and gender
C Leo, C Klug, M Ohlin, A Linder
IRC-19-41 Short communication: Assessment of Self-reported Cycling Injuries in Ireland: Analysis of Single Cyclist Collisions
K Gildea, C Simms
S1-7: Computer Modelling / Human Body Models
IRC-19-42 Comparison of the simplified GHBMC to PMHS kinematics in far-side impact
D Perez-Rapela, C Markusic, B Whitcomb, B Pipkorn, J Forman, J Crandall
IRC-19-43 A Human Modelling Study on Occupant Kinematics in Highly Reclined Seats during Frontal Crashes
K Boyle, M Reed, L Zaseck, J Hu
IRC-19-44 Comparison of Human Body Models in Frontal Crashes with Reclined Seatback
B Gepner*, D Draper, K Mroz, R Richardson, M Ostling, B Pipkorn, J Forman, J Kerrigan
S1-8: Computer Modelling / Human Body Models
IRC-19-45 Modelling Reflex Recruitment of Neck Muscles in a Finite Element Human Body Model for Simulating Omnidirectional Head Kinematics
J Olafsdottir*, J Osth, K Brolin
IRC-19-46 Short communication: Probabilistic Analysis of Injury Risk Using Human Body Finite Element Models
T Eliason, M Davis, D Jones, D Nicolella
IRC-19-47 Short communication: Modelling and Validation of the 3D Muscle-Tendon Unit with Solid Finite Elements in LS-DYNA for Active Human Body Model Applications
N Fernandes, S Schmitt, O Martynenko
IRC-19-48 Short Communication: Effect of Aged Neck Posture on Kinematics and Tissue-Level Response in Frontal Impact Conditions
M Corrales, D Cronin
S1-9: Computer Modelling / Human Body Models
IRC-19-49 Evaluation of Skeletal and Soft Tissue Contributions to Thoracic Response of GHBMC M50-O Model in Dynamic Frontal Loading Scenarios
R Ramachandra, Y Kang, J Stammen, K Moorhouse, M Murach, J Bolte, A Agnew
IRC-19-50 Active Human Body Model Predictions Compared to Volunteer Response in Experiments with Braking, Lane Change, and Combined Manoeuvres
E Larsson*, J Iraeus, J Fice, B Pipkorn, L Jakobsson, E Brynskog, K Brolin, J Davidsson
IRC-19-51 Morphometric Characterisation of an Asian Reference Analytic Morphomics Population (A-RAMP)
S Wang, CH Hsieh, CT Cheng, CH Chiu, A Rossman, C Kohoyda-Inglis, B Derstine, S Holcombe, S Ejima, P Zhang, G Su
IRC-19-52 Biofidelity Evaluation of GHBMC Male Occupant Models in Rear Impacts
M Katagiri, J Zhao, S Lee, K Moorhouse, YS Kang
IRC-19-53 Short communication: Injury metrics comparison between 50th percentile male Hybrid III and GHBMC finite element (FE) models in potential seating positions of the Automated Driving Systems (ADS) equipped vehicles
R Kelkar, V Hasija, E Takhounts
S1-10: Elderly / Pedestrian / Occupant
IRC-19-54 Development and Evaluation of an Upper Body Mass (UBM) for the Flexible Pedestrian Legform Impactor (FlexPLI) and for Incorporation within Improved Test and Assessment Procedures – Results from SENIORS
O Zander, M Wisch, J Ott, M Burleigh, S Peldschus, D Hynd
IRC-19-55 Short communication: How are loads in the pedestrian struck side leg affected by boundary conditions in Human Body Model simulations?
N Sharma, C Klug, F Roth, S Schinke, F Feist
IRC-19-56 Short communication: Influence of Posture Adjustment Methods for Human Body Models on Injury Prediction
T Ando, Y Kitagawa, A Eggers
IRC-19-57 Short communication: Occupant response in frontal crash, after alterations of the standard driving position
C Grébonval, X Trosseille, P Petit, X Wang, P Beillas
IRC-19-58 Short communication: Effect of Comfort Accessories on the Frontal Crash Performance of Seat Belt Restraints: Considerations for Older Occupants
T Whyte*, N Kent, L Keay, K Coxon, J Brown
S2-1: Tissue Biomechanics
IRC-19-59 An Investigation of the Efficacy of Using Strain Gauge Arrays to Measure Axial and Shear Femur Forces in Post-Mortem Human Subjects
D Albert, W Hardy, A Kemper
IRC-19-60 Sex Differences in Human Tibia Cortical Bone Morphometrics from Computed Tomography (CT)
R Hunter*, K Briley, A Agnew
IRC-19-61 Short communication: Correlation of Histological Changes in Cardiac Muscle with the Severity of Impact
K Verma, R Maji, A Selvi, A Chawla, S Mukherjee, R Malhotra, S Lalwani
IRC-19-62 Short communication: Analysis of Potential Effects of Estrogen on Ligament Stiffness and Resulting Injury Prediction Metrics
C Roberts, J Forman, J Kerrigan
IRC-19-63 Short communication: The Development of a Novel Perfused Post-Mortem Human Subject Model for Evaluation of Soft Tissue Trauma
K Rafaels, C Bir, M Minneti
S2-2: Tissue Biomechanics
IRC-19-64 The accuracy of local rib bone geometry measurement using full body CT images
S Holcombe, YS Kang, S Wang, A Agnew
IRC-19-65 Human Rib Fracture Characteristics and Relationships with Structural Properties
A Harden*, YS Kang, K Moorhouse, J Stammen, A Agnew
IRC-19-66 High-rate viscoelastic shear model of porcine skin, lung and liver tissue
J Eynde, C Eckersley, C Bass
IRC-19-67 Short Communication: Simulation of the Multifactorial Cellular Environment within the Intervertebral Disc to better understand Microtrauma Emergence
L Baumgartner, M González Ballester, J Noailly
IRC-19-68 Short communication: Characterisation of Porcine Brain Tissue Mechanical Properties at Large Deformations
S Sundaresh, J Finan, B Elkin, C Lee, J Xiao, B Morrison III
IRC-19-69 Short communication: Experimental Determination of Elastic and Viscoelastic Material Properties of Fresh Thoracic Tissues in Unconfined Compression for Advanced Finite Element Modeling: An I-PREDICT Investigation
B Stemper, A Shah, D Wozniak, N Yoganandan, F Pintar, D Nicolella, T Bentley
S2-3: Vulnerable Road Users
IRC-19-70 Femur Cross-Section Moments Estimation in Full-Scale PMHS Pedestrian Tests
E Song, J Uriot, P Potier, P Peitit, X Trosseille, R Douard
IRC-19-71 Development of a Pedestrian Pelvis Impactor CAE Model with Potential to Address Pelvis Injury Loads and Injury Mechanisms
R Issihiki, Y Higuchi, R Kato, J Antona-Maoshi, A Konosu, Y Takahashi
IRC-19-72 Short communication: Defining Body Regions by AIS © for Categorizing Injuries of Powered-Two-Wheelers
S Schick, S Piantini, M Wisch, J Brown
IRC-19-73 Short communication: Comparative Biofidelity Evaluation of the FlexPLI-UBM and the aPLI using CORA
O Zander, J Ott
IRC-19-74 Short communication: Development of a Muscle Actuated Robotic System (MARS) for the Investigation of Lower Extremity Bony Kinematics
W Spivey*, C O'Cain, B Gepner, E Spratley, C Roberts, J Kerrigan
IRC-19-75 Short communication: Design of an After-market Lower Limb Protector for Scooters: Preliminary Estimation of Effectiveness
A Bracali, N Baldanzini, D Barbani, F Maffè
S2-4: Vulnerable Road Users
IRC-19-76 Airbag Jacket for Motorcyclists: Evaluation of Real Effectiveness
T Serre*, C Masson, M Llari, B Canu, M Py, C Perrin
IRC-19-77 Short communication: Motorcyclist Injuries from the Florentine Traumatology Centre: a 12-months analysis
S Piantini, C Carulli, M Pierini, M Innocenti
IRC-19-78 Short communication: Analysis of effects of a motorcycle pre-crash braking system using in-depth crash data and drive-through data: a case study
G Savino, S Piantini
IRC-19-79 Short communication: Sensitivity analysis of the newly design tram front-end with respect to variations of the pre-impact conditions
J Spicka, S Spirk
S2-5: Accident Analysis
IRC-19-80 Differential Fatality Risk Between Rear and Front Seat Passenger Vehicle Occupants in Frontal Crashes
W Tatem*, H Gabler
IRC-19-81 Front Crash Injury Risks for Restrained Drivers in Good-rated Vehicles by Age, Impact Configuration, and EDR-based Delta V
M Brumbelow
IRC-19-82 Effect of Impact Configuration Variance in Oblique Frontal Offset Tests on Driver and Passenger Injury Risk
R Reichert, C-D Kann
IRC-19-83 Injuries to Heavy Truck Occupants – Severity, Patterns and Causation
A Malczyk, M Koch
S2-6: Sports Injury / Head Injury
IRC-19-84 Incidence of Acute Injuries among Licensed and Non-Licensed Cyclists using Insurance Registry Data
H Stigson, M Aman, M Larsson
IRC-19-85 Short communication: Correlation of Clinical Changes with Repetitive Head Impact Exposure in High School American Football Athletes: Preliminary Findings
B Stemper, L Nelson, A Shah, A Wild, P Gibson, D Hedin, M McCrea
IRC-19-86 Short Communication: Video Assessment and Evaluation of Two Wearable Sensors in American Football Players
A Shah, R Chiariello, K Dolick, A Wild, L Nelson, P Gibson, D Hedin, M McCrea, B Stemper
IRC-19-87 Short Communication: Development of a Methodology and Preliminary Analysis of Head Impacts in American 7-v-7 Non-Tackle Football
R Jadischke, J Zendler, E Lovis, A Elliot, G Goulet
IRC-19-88 Short communication: Measurement and Simulation of Head Impacts in Mixed Martial Arts
A Meagher*, S Tiernan
IRC-19-89 Short communication: Regional Brain Injury Vulnerability in Football from Two Finite Element Models of the Human Head
W Zhao, A Bartsch, E Benzel, V Miele, B Stemper, S Ji
IRC-19-90 Short communication: Forward and Inverse Dynamics Reconstruction of a Staged Rugby Tackle
C Weldon, K Archbold, G Tierney, D Cazzola, E Preatoni, K Denvir, C Simms
IRC-19-91 Short communication: Cross-comparison of Different Oblique Impact Test Methods for Helmet Performance Evaluation
S Meng, P Halldin
S2-7: Future Accident Scenarios / Dummy Technology
IRC-19-92 Predicting crash configurations in passenger car to passenger car crashes to guide the development of future passenger car safety
M Ostling, H Jeppsson, N Lubbe
IRC-19-93 Evaluation of Novel Designs to Address the Shoulder-belt Entrapment for THOR-50M ATD
Z Wang, S Fu, J McInnis, J Arthur
S2-8: Head Injuries / Frontal Impact
IRC-19-94 Short communication: A Novel Technique for Improving the Accuracy of Head Kinematics Measurements in Mice Using High-Speed Videography
K McInnes, Z Abebe, T Whyte, A Bashir, C Barron, C Wellington, P Cripton
IRC-19-95 Short communication: Pedestrian Head Injuries in Ground Contact: a Cadaver Study
S Shang, D Teeling, C Masson, PJ Arnoux, M Py, Q Ferrand, C Simms
IRC-19-96 Short communication: Subject-specific Head Injury Models via Scaling Based on Head Morphology: Initial Finding
S Wu, W Zhao, Z Wu, J Ford, L Flashman, T McAllister, J Hu, S Ji
IRC-19-97 Short communication: Human Brain Deformation During Controlled Dynamic Rotation of the Head
A Alshareef*, S Giudice, J Forman, D Shedd, K Reynier, T Wu, M Panzer
IRC-19-98 Short communication: The Difference in Ranking of Bike Helmets when Using Different Finite Element Head Models
M Fahlstedt, P Halldin
S2-9: High Energy Trauma
IRC-19-99 A Computational Study of the Biomechanical Response of the Human Lower Extremity Subjected to High Rate Vertical Accelerative Loading
Z Hostetler*, J Aira, J Stitzel, S Gayzik
IRC-19-100 Evaluation of the Distribution of Forces on the Foot Under Axial Impact Loading to Assess Variations Among Altered Ankle Postures Between Two ATD Models
J de Lange, C Quenneville
IRC-19-101 Short communication: Behind Armour Blunt Trauma Injuries Sustained by Law Enforcement Officers
C Bir, K Rafaels, K Loftis
IRC-19-102 Short communication: Penetration of Blast Fragments to the Thorax
TT Nguyen, S Masouros
IRC-19-103 Short communication: Shell Plate Method of Reconstructing Behind Armour Blunt Trauma Impact Scenarios for Soft Armour Using a Detailed Thorax Model
M Bustamante, J Barker, K Rafaels, C Bir, D Singh, P Sathananthan, D Cronin
IRC-19-104 Short communication: Characterising Recovery of Long Term Potentiation following Repeated Blast-induced Traumatic Brain Injury in Rat Brain Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures
N Varghese, B Morrison III
IRC-19-105 Short communication: Verification of a Calcaneus Fracture Probability Curve in High-Rate Vertical Loading
D Barnes, K Ott, D Sherman, J Rupp, L Voo, K Loftis, C Demetropoulos

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