International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1996 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

11 - 13 September 1996; Dublin (Ireland)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Bertil Aldman Memorial Lecture
THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE ZERO-VISION ON BIOMECHANICAL RESEARCH
C Tingvall, A Lee
Session 1: Biomechancis of head injuries
EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL MODELLING OF HEAD IMPACT - INFLUENCE OF HEAD MODELLING
R Willinger, T Guimberteau, A J McLean, R Anderson, M Farmer
VISCOELASTIC RESPONSE OF THE HUMAN BRAIN TO SAGITTAL AND LATERAL ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION BY FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
C Zhou, T B Khalil, A I King
JOCKEYS' HEAD INJURIES AND SKULL CAP PERFORMANCE
T I Harrison, N J Mills, M S Turner
STUDY OF THE BIODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HUMAN HEAD
J S Ruan, P Prasad
MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF THE DEVELOPING PORCINE BRAIN
K L Thibault, S S Margulies
Session 2: Biomechancis of spinal injuries and rear impact protection
Cervical Human Spine Loads During Traumatomechanical Investigations
D Kallieris, A Rizzetti, R Mattern, J Thunnissen, M Philippens
VALIDATION OF A FINITE-ELEMENT-MODEL OF THE HUMAN NECK
S Nitsche, G Krabbel, H Appel, E Haug
A NEW NECK INJURY CRITERION CANDIDATE - BASED ON INJURY FINDINGS IN THE CERVICAL SPINAL GANGLIA AFTER EXPERIMENTAL NECK EXTENSION TRAUMA
O Bostroem, M Y Svensson, B Aldman, H A Hansson, Y Haland, P Loevsund, T Seeman, A Suneson, A Saeljoe, T Oertengren
HEAD RESTRAINT POSITIONING AND OCCUPANT SAFETY IN REAR IMPACTS: THE CASE FOR SMART RESTRAINTS
E Cullen, K M Stabler, G M Mackay, S Parkin
COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT CAR SEATS REGARDING HEAD-NECK KINEMATICS OF VOLUNTEERS DURING REAR END IMPACT
A Eichberger, B C Geigl, A Moser, B Fachbach, H Steffan
MODELLING AND ANALYSIS OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN OCCUPANT, SEATBACK AND HEADREST IN REAR IMPACT
D Song, J Uriot, X Trosseille, P Mack, C Tarriere, C Got, A Doemont
Session 3: Crashworthiness and occupant protection
VEHICLE COLLISION FORCE IN OFFSET BARRIER AND CAR TO CAR OFFSET TESTS
H Ishikawa, K H Digges, J B Ennis
CAR FRONTAL CRUSH - A NEW PERSPECTIVE
D P Wood, S O'Riordain, G Vallet
CRASH PULSE RECORDER - RESULTS FROM CAR ACCELERATION PULSES IN REAL LIFE FRONTAL IMPACTS
A Kullgren
CAR SIZE and RELATIVE SAFETY: FUNDAMENTAL THEORY and REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE COMPARED
D P Wood, S J Mooney
THE BENEFITS OF THE EUROPEAN OFFSET REGULATION
B Fildes, D Dyte, K Digges, K Seyer
ADVANCED ENERGY ABSORBING COMPONENTS FOR IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS OF LOW MASS VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
M H Muser, G Krabbel, V Prescher, A Dragan, F Walz, P Niederer
Session 4: Restraint systems
SAFETY BELTS IN TOURING COACHES
H Appel, H Rau, C Rietz, W Rasenack
CRASH TESTS USING PASSENGER CARS FITTED WITH AIRBAGS AND A SIMULATED OUT-OF-POSITION PASSENGER
F A Berg, J Grandel, R Grzelak, G Schmall, R Mattern
RESTRAINT EFFECTIVENESS DURING ROLLOVER MOTION
K Friedman, D Friedman, S Forrest, S Meyer, B Herbst, D Chng, P Wang
PATTERNS OF INJURY IN FRONTAL COLLISIONS WITH AND WITHOUT AIRBAGS
P C Dischinger, S M Ho, T J Kerns, J Kerns, P Brennan
HOW PEOPLE SIT IN CARS: IMPLICATIONS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SAFETY IN LATERAL COLLISIONS - THE CASE FOR ADVANCED RESTRAINTS.
K M Stabler, E Cullen, G M Mackay, S Parkin
Session 5: Biomechancis of leg injuries
SLED TESTS WITH TOEPAN INTRUSION USING POST-MORTEM HUMAN SURROGATES AND THE HYBRID III DUMMY
J R Crandall, C R Bass, G S Klopp, W D Pilkey
AN UNDERWATER IMPACT BIOMECHANICS STUDY TO EVALUATE A BOAT MOTOR CAGE-TYPE PROPELLER GUARD AS A PROTECTIVE DEVICE
T A Kress, D J Porta, J N Snider, P M Fuller
QUASISTATIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE HUMAN FOOT-ANKLE JOINTS IN A SIMULATED TENSED STATE AND UPDATED ACCIDENTOLOGICAL DATA
P Petit, L Portier, J-Y Foret-Bruno, X Trosseille, C Parenteau, J-C Coltat, C Tarriere, J-P Lassau
FINITE ELEMENT MODEL OF THE HUMAN LOWER EXTREMITY SKELETON SYSTEM IN A LATERAL IMPACT
J K Yang, A Wittek, J Kajzer
Session 6: Other biomechanical research
ANALYSIS OF SKIN PROTECTION OFFERED BY DIFFERENT MATERIALS IN IMPACTS BY SHARP BLADES
D Mohan, R Patel, A R Ray
HYBRID MODELLING OF CRASH DUMMIES FOR NUMERICAL SIMULATION
M Fountain, R Happee, J Wismans, H Lupker, W Koppens