International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1991 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

11 - 13 September 1991; Berlin (Germany)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Session 1: Car safety evaluation
SAEFTY IN SMALL AND LARGE PASSENGER CARS
G Ernst, E Bruhning, K-P Glaeser, M Schmid
Occupant and exterior safety of low mass cars (LMC)
F H Walz, R Kaeser, P Niederer
Car model safety rating based on real life accidents
M Krafft, A Kullgren, A Lie, A Nygren, C Tingvall.
ASSESSMENT OF THE SAFETY OF AUTOMOBILES
G Lutter, F Kramer, H Appel, W Glatz
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE CONSUMERS' ASSOCIATION SECONDARY SAFETY RATING SYSTEM AND THE FOLKSAM CAR SAFETY RATINGS
P F Gloyns, S J Rattenbury, A Kullgren, A Lie, C Tingvall, J Edwards, R Hill
Session 2: Biomechanics of head injury
A DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATE IMPEDANCE FUNCTIONS TO ESTIMATE GENERAL HUMAN HEAD IMPACT RESPONSE FOR OFF-AXIS IMPACTS
V Rojanavanich, R L Stalnaker
BRAIN INJURY PATTERNS IN FALLS CAUSING DEATH
J Manavis, P C Blumbergs, G Scott, J B North, D A Simpson, G A Ryan, A J McLean
BRAIN INJURIES IN CAR OCCUPANTS: A CORRELATION OF IMPACT DATA WITH NEUROPATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS
D A Simpson, G A Ryan, B R Paix, A J McLean, C N Kloeden, P C Blumbergs, G Scott
Strain Dependent Ischemia in Brain Tissue as a Function of Inertial Loading of the Head
L E Thibault, R J Boock, T A Gennarelli, F A Welsh
Myelinated Nerve Fiber Response to Dynamic Uniaxial Stretch
K E Saatman, L E Thibault
THE INNER EAR AND BRAIN STEM FUNCTIONS AS A SEVERITY INDEX FOR HEAD TRAUMA
R Willinger, C M Kopp, A Gentine
Session 3: Improvement of protection in differnt accident situations
The Effects of Pre-Impact Braking on Dynamic Test Performance of Child Restraint Systems (CRS) in Frontal Impacts
W Czernakowski
EVALUATION OF CHILD SAFETY SYSTEMS ON THE BASIS OF SUITABLE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
G Lutter, F Kramer, H Appel
Application of a Deformation Measurement System to Biomechanical Systems
A V Hagedorn, R H Eppinger, R M Morgan, H B Pritz, N Khaewpong
TRUCK FRONT UNDERRUN PROTECTION
A P Goudswaard, J J Nieboer, E G Janssen
Critical tension by injury - a preliminary report
J Kovanda, J Stingl
Session 4: Pedestrian and two-wheeler protection
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF BICYCLIST'S INJURIES
L B Larsen, C F Larsen, H Kain, N de Haas, E L Nordentoft
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS: THE LEG INJURY PROBLEM IN PERSPECTIVE
E M Duffy, A Blair
Motorcycle helmet load spreading performance for impacts into rigid and deformable objects
S Chandler, A Gilchrist, N J Mills
SUB-SYSTEM TESTS FOR ASSESSING PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION BASED ON COMPUTER SIMULATIONS
E G Janssen, J J Nieboer
A Motorcyclist Anthropometric Test Device MATD
J A Newman, J W Zellner, K D Wiley
Session 5: Accident analysis for crash protection improvement
ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC INJURIES OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WEARING SAFETY BELTS INCURRED IN FRONTAL COLLISIONS - MECHANISM AND PROTECTION
F Kramer
CHARACTERIZATION OF ROLLOVER CASUALTIES
K H Digges, A C Malliaris, A K Ommaya, A J McLean
Leg Injuries in Car Accidents - Are We Doing Enough ?
E Ward, D Pattimore, P Thomas, M Bradford