International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1977 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

7 - 9 September 1977; Berlin (Germany)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Session 1: Current epidemiology
Results of Westeuropean accident investigation programs - a review
U Wanderer, A Bloedorn, H Appel
STUDY OF IN THE FIELD ROLL OVER ACCIDENTS AND COMPARISON WITH ROLL OVER CRASH TESTS
D Cesari, M Ramet
PEDESTRIAN LEG INJURIES, THE BUMPER AND OTHER FRONT STRUCTURES
S J Ashton, J B Pedder, G M Mackay
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SPINAL CORD INJURY
P Minaire, M Castanier, R Girard, E Berard, C Deidier, J Bourret
SAFETY OF MOPEDS - ACCIDENT SURVEY AND RIDER INJURIES
C Thomas, J-Y Foret-Bruno, G Faverjon, C Tarriere, C Got, A Patel
INJURY PATTERNS CAUSED BY SEAT BELTS
S Behrens, E G Suren, L Gotzen, G Stuertz
SEVERITY OF HEAD-TO-CAR AND HEAD-TO-GROUND IMPACTS OF PEDESTRIANS
G Stcherbatcheff, J P Boulaire, C Tarriere, A Fayon, C Got, A Patel
PERFORMANCE OF THE VW AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SYSTEM
U W Seiffert
TRAFFIC INJURIES TO ELDERLY PERSONS
K Lund, E L Nordentoft
Session 2: Current epidemiology through experimental work
THE INFLUENCE OF DISCONTINUOUS LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF IN VIVO LUMBAR COLUMN
J Dimnet, J P Brossard, L P Fischer, G Gonon, J P Carret
SIMULATIONS AND RECONSTRUCTIONS OF PEDESTRIANS AND TWO-WHEEL RIDERS HEAD-TO-CAR IMPACTS
G. Stcherbatcheff, P. Duclos, C. Tarriere, A. Fayon, G. Walfisch
MEASUREMENT OF HEAD IMPACT RESPONSE
N M Alem, R L Stalnaker, J W Melvin
SEMI STATIC LOADING OF BABOON TORSOS
J P Cotte
Session 3: Lateral impact through in the field studies
LESIONS IN BELTED CAR RIDERS FROM OBLIQUE AND LATERAL IMPACTS
H V Nielsen, R Weeth, E Eriksen
BELTED OCCUPANTS IN OBLIQUE AND SIDE IMPACTS
F Walz, P Niederer, U Zollinger, A Renfer
Car to car side collision - a comparison of accident analysis and research work
P Lachmann
LOAD OF CAR STRUCTURE AND INJURIES OF OCCUPANTS IN SIDE IMPACT CAR COLLISIONS WITH TRUCKS AND OBJECTS
K Langwieder
EXPECTED BELT-SPECIFIC INJURY PATTERNS DEPENDENT ON THE ANGLE OF IMPACT
D Adomeit, H Goegler, V Vu Han
ACCIDENT ANALYSES OF VEHICLE SIDE COLLISIONS
H Appel, J Hofmann
LATERAL AND OBLIQUE IMPACT INFLUENCE ON VEHICLE- AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION
U Seiffert, R Weissner F Boersch
Session 4: Lateral impact through experimental work
PREDICTION OF MULTIDIRECTIONAL THORACIC IMPACT INJURIES
J W Melvin, D H Robbins, R L Stalnaker, R H Eppinger
RECONSTRUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF LATERAL COLLISIONS
P Niederer, F Walz, U Zollinger
CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINING THE HUMAN TOLERANCE TO PERPENDICULAR SIDE IMPACT
A Fayon, C Tarriere, G Walfisch, C Got, A Patel
MATHEMATICAL RESEARCH TO OPTIMIZE THE SIDE-STRUCTURE OF PASSENGER CAR
J Hofmann
RELATION BETWEEN ACCELERATION, INTRUSION AND PASSENGER LOAD IN LATERAL COLLISIONS - RESULTS FOUND THROUGH NON SOPHISTICATED SIMULATION MODEL
H Rau, H Appel
TRIDIMENSIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE HEAD KINEMATICS UNDER LATERAL IMPACT CONDITIONS
A Chapon, F Martin, JP Verriest, R Biard
Session 5: Specialized topics in biomechanics
GONSIDERATION OF THE PECULIAR AND SPECIFIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF THE MOTOR RACING DRIVER
E T Ogilvie-Hardy
DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE WITH USE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL DISPLACEMENT MATRIX
C H Suh
PROCESS OF MEASURES REPRESENTING SPINE CURVATURES IN A SAGITTAL PLANE FOR A SEATED SUBJECT, SUBMITTED TO ACCELERATION IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE
F X Lepoutre, N Malvache
TORSIONAL BEHAVIOR OF THE HUMAN FEMUR
S B Roberts, S K Pathak
ANALYTICAL BRAIN MODELS FOR HEAD IMPACT
C C Ward
LACERATIVE PROPERTIES OF THE HUMAN SKIN DURING IMPACT
Y C Leung, E Lopat, A Fayon, P Banzet, C Tarriere
Closing session
Research Association for Biomechanics at the Federal Highway Research Institute
B Friedel
CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF ACCIDENTS FOR SIMULATION AND RECONSTRUCTION
A Heger, H Appel