International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1992 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

9 - 11 September 1992; Verona (Italy)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Session 1: Protection of pedestrians and two-wheel riders
SIMULATION OF CAR IMPACT TO PEDESTRIAN LOWER EXTREMITY
H Ishikawa, J Kajzer, K Ono, M Sakurai
SAFER BUS FRONTS FOR PEDESTRIAN IMPACT PROTECTION IN BUS-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS
J Kajzer, J K Yang, D Mohan
Critical Assessment of Helmet Retention System Test Methods
A Gilchrist, N J Mills
The bicyclist's accidents with a counterpart: The development from 1980 to 1990 in Odense, Denmark
L B Larsen, E L Nordentoft, C F Larsen
A FIELD AND LABORATORY STUDY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF PEDAL CYCLE HELMETS IN REAL ACCIDENTS
A McIntosh, B Dowdell
MATHEMATICAL SIMULATION OF THE PEDESTRIAN LEG IN LATERAL IMPACT
F Bermond, D Cesari, F Alonzo, M Matyjewski
Session 2: Vehicle safety and design
What is a Realistic Frontal Offset Test Procedure
D Scheunert, R Justen, R Herrmann, F Zeidler, J Decker, I Kallina
CAR CRUSH, SIZE and SAFETY in FRONTAL COLLISIONS
D P Wood, S Mooney
VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS RATINGS IN AUSTRALIA
M Cameron, T Mach, D Neiger, A Graham, R Ramsay, M Pappas, J Haley
INJURY POTENTIAL PREDICTION OF A SAFETY DESIGN FEATURE. A THEORETICAL METHOD BASED ON SIMULATIONS AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DATA
H Norin, I Isaksson-Hellman
Collision Safety of a hard shell low mass vehicle
R Kaeser, F H Walz, A Brunner
A photogrammetric system for registration of fast three-dimensional movements in laboratory crash tests
A Kullgren, A Lie, C Tingvall
Session 3: Biomechanics of head and neck injuries
SYNTHESIS OF DATA TOWARDS NECK PROTECTION CRITERIA FOR CHILDREN
I Planath, C Rygaard, S Nilsson
IMPORTANCE OF MORTALITY FROM HEAD INJURY IN IMMEDIATE SURVIVORS OF VEHICULAR INJURIES
T A Gennarelli, H R Champion, W S Copes
MECHANISMS OF BRAIN INJURY RELATED TO MATHEMATICAL MODELLING AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA
R Willinger, G A Ryan, A J McLean, C M Kopp
A Test Set-up for Evaluation of Effects of Dynamic Strain on Nerve Function
U-S Ingemarsson, A Lie, P Loevsund
THE USE OF IN VITRO MODELS FOR NEURAL INJURY WITH SUPERIMPOSED HYPOXIA IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HEAD INJURY TOLERANCE CRITERIA
R S Cargill, L E Thibault
IN VIVO MOTION OF THE HUMAN CERVICAL SPINAL CORD IN EXTENSION AND FLEXION
S S Margulies, D F Meaney, L B Bilston, L E Thibault, N G Campeau, S J Riederer
Session 4: Biomechanics of human torso
Biomechanical Response of the Thorax and Estimation of Injury Risk in Side Impact
X T Tao, D Cesari, C Rumelhart, M Boivin
DYNAMIC LOAD RESPONSE OF THE IN VITRO LUMBAR SPINE IN FLEXION
A-L Osvalder, P Neumann, P Loevsund, A Nordwall
Session 5: Human models in biomechanics
A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE BIOSID DUMMY
B Pipkorn
Modifications to the Neck, Chest and Pelvis Description of the Hybrid-III Dummy in MADYMO
G Nilson
NEW CONCEPT OF CONTRECOUP LESION MECHANISM - Modal analysis of a finite element model of the head
R Willinger, C M Kopp, D Cesari
A Dummy for Rear-End Collisions - Development and validation of a new dummy-neck
M Y Svensson, P Loevsund
A MODEL OF THE INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE BRAIN AS A FUNCTION OF INERTIAL LOADING IN VARIOUS PLANES
L E Thibault, D F Meaney, T A Gennarelli
Performance of an Advanced ATD Thorax System in Frontal Crash Environments
A V Hagedorn, M P Haffner, L W Schneider
Session 6: Biomechanics of restraint systems
AIRBAG AND FACEBAG BENEFITS AND COSTS
B N Fildes, M H Cameron, A P Vulcan, K H Digges, D Taylor
REDUCTION IN SEAT BELT EFFECTIVENESS DUE TO MISUSE
E G Janssen, C G Huijskens, M C Beusenberg
CAR OCCUPANT INJURY PATTERNS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CHEST AND ABDOMINAL INJURIES CAUSED BY SEAT BELT LOADING
J R Hill, G M Mackay, A P Morris, M T Smith, S Little
An Assessment Of Real World Steering Wheel Intrusion Characteristics And Their Implications For Head And Face Injuries To Restrained Drivers In Frontal Impacts
R J Frampton, G M Mackay, S Parkin
MISUSE OF RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN IN THE NETHERLANDS
C C Schoon, C G Huijskens, A H Heijkamp