International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1982 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

8 - 10 September 1982; Cologne (Germany)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Session 1: Epidemiological studies
A comparison of injury severity and crash severity distributions and their application to standards for occupant protection
I Jones, S Shaibani
PROTECTION AGAINST REAR-END ACCIDENTS
C Thomas, G Faverjon, F Hartemann, C Tarriere, A Patel, C Got
INJURY FREQUENCY AND INJURY PANORAMA AMONG DRIVERS - A COMPARISON BETWEEN SMALL AND BIG CARS AND THE INFLUENCE OF YEAR MODEL AND PRODUCTION START
A Nygren, H Gustafsson, C Tingvall
SEAT BELTS UNDER A VOLUNTARY REGIME - Some aspect of use related to occupant and vehicle characteristics, and driving behaviour
G M Mackay, K J Dale, A White
INJURIES CAUSED BY BIOMECHANICAL IMPACTS - CONTINUOUS EVALUATION OF HOSPITAL DATA
D Stalhammar, B Aldman, B Brismar, O Bunketorp, E Holmgren, L Lindstroem, A Nygren, B Romanus
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REGISTRATION AND ANALYSIS IN GOETEBORG
O Bunketorp, W Nilsson, B Romanus,
BIOMECHANICS AND CONSEQUENCES OF TYPICAL INJURIES TO SELECTED GROUPS OF ROAD USERS - RESULTS AFTER 10 YEARS OF ACCIDENT RESEARCH AT HANNOVER
P Kalbe, D Otte, E G Suren
Session 2: Impact characteristics and tolerance values
RISK DISTRIBUTION OF CAR PARTS IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
H Appel, J Wuestemann
DETERMINATION OF KNEE-FEMUR-PELVIS TOLERANCE FROM THE SIMULATION OF CAR FRONTAL IMPACTS
F Brun-Cassan, Y C Leung, C Tarriere, A Fayon, A Patel, C Got, J Hureau
DEPRESSED SKULL FRACTURE IN SKIING AND ITS PREVENTION - AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
S Oh, M Rueedi
TOLERANCE LIMITS AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HUMAN THORAX IN FRONTAL AND SIDE IMPACT AND TRANSPOSITION OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS INTO PROTECTION CRITERIA
G Walfisch, F Chamouard, D Lestrelin, A Fayon, C Tarriere, C Got, F Guillon, A Patel, J Hureau
Session 3: Experimental in biomechanics
INFLUENCE OF THE DRIVER'S POSTURE ON THE SAFETY BELT RESTRAINT DURING FRONTAL CRASH SIMULATIONS
M Dejeammes, R Biard, Y Derrien
ACTIVE MUSCLE FORCE AND MOMENTS IN MAJOR HUMAN JOINTS
A E Engin
COMPARISON OF THREE - POINT BELT - AND AIR BAG - KNEE BOLSTER SYSTEMS. INJURY CRITERIA AND INJURY SEVERITY AT SIMULATED FRONTAL COLLISIONS
D Kallieris, R Mattern, G Schmidt, G Klaus
AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THORACIC DEFLECTION RESPONSE TO BELT LOADING
R J L'abbe, D A Dainty, J A Newman
SKIN TISSUE CUTTABILITY AND ITS RELATION TO LACERATION SEVERITY INDICIES
C M Careless, G M Mackay
BIOMECHANICALLY BASED PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR CRASHWORTHY AIRCRAFT SEATS
D H Laananen
Session 4: Physical and mathematical models
REDUCTION OF MUTUALLY DEPENDENT RISK OF INJURIES TN MULTIPLY OCCUPATED PASSENGER CARS BY DESIGN RELATED MODIFICATIONS OF THE COMPARTMENT
H J Krueger, K Rompe
BEHAVIOUR OF SIDE IMPACT DUMMIES USED AS PEDESTRIANS IN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONS
D Cesari, M Ramet, R Zac
EVALUATION OF THE DYNAMIC TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD RESTRAINTS ACCORDING TO THE ECE 44 REGULATION
J C Bastiaanse, J Maltha, A G M Tak
OPTIMISATION OF SIDE STRUCTURE AND SIDE PADDING OF A PASSENGER CAR WITH THE AID OF MATHEMATICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION
J Hofmann
CONSIDERATIONS ON A STANDARDIZED PEDESTRIAN TEST METHODOLOGY
E Faerber, K-P Glaeser
AUTOMATED MOTION ANALYSIS OF SIMULATED PEDESTRIAN IMPACTS WITH THE AID OF DIGITAL HIGH SPEED FILM PROCESSING
P Niederer, F Mesqui, M Schlumpf, Y Lehareinger, P-A Hartmann
STRUCTURAL RIGIDITY AND OCCUPANT LOADING IN THE CASE OF THE SIDE COLLISION : RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
R Pasch, A Kuehnel, W Wollert, J Bloedorn, H Rattaj, H Appel