International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1997 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

24 - 26 September 1997; Hanover (Germany)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Bertil Aldman Memorial Lecture
The dynamics of head and neck impact and its role in injury prevention and the complex clinical presentation of cervical spine injury
B Myers, R Nightingale
Session 1: Biomechancis of extremities
AN OVERVIEW OF UPPER EXTREMITY INJURIES TO CAR OCCUPANTS IN UK VEHICLE CRASHES
R J Frampton, A P Morris, P Thomas, G G Bodiwala
MECHANISMS OF LOWER EXTREMITY INJURIES TO FRONT SEAT CAR OCCUPANTS - AN IN DEPTH ACCIDENT ANALYSIS
A Taylor, A Morris, P Thomas, A Wallace
MECHANISMS OF INJURY AND INJURY CRITERIA FOR THE HUMAN FOOT AND ANKLE IN DYNAMIC AXIAL IMPACTS TO THE FOOT
G S Klopp, J R Crandall, G W Hall, W D Pilkey, S R Hurwitz, S M Kuppa
ANKLE INJURY MECHANISMS IN OFFSET CRASHES
K H Digges, P G Bedewi, H Ishikawa
STATIC AND DYNAMIC BENDING STRENGTH OF THE LEG
P Schreiber, J Crandall, T Micek, S Hurwitz, G S Nusholtz
Session 2: Human body models
A HUMAN MODEL FOR LOW-SEVERITY REAR-IMPACTS
A van den Kroonenberg, J Thunnissen, J Wismans
Development and Validation of a Human-Body Mathematical Model for Simulation of Car-Pedestrian Collisions
J K Yang, P Loevsund
Session 3: Injuries to the torso
ABDOMINAL INJURY RISK TO CHILDREN AND ITS PREVENTION
X Trosseille, F Chamouard, C Tarriere
Chest Injuries in Real-World Side Impact Crashes - An Overview
A P Morris, A M Hassan, M Mackay
Session 4: Head and neck protection
BIOMECHANICS OF A SHEEP MODEL OF AXONAL INJURY
R W G Anderson, C J Brown, G Scott, P C Blumbergs, J W Finnie, A J McLean, N R Jones
RESPONSE AND INJURY SEVERITY OF THE HEAD-NECK UNIT DURING A LOW VELOCITY HEAD IMPACT
A Rizzetti, D Kallieris, P Schiemann, R Mattern
CAUSATIVE FACTORS IN WHIPLASH INJURY: IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRENT SEAT AND HEAD RESTRAINT DESIGN
R Minton, P Murray, M Pitcher, C S B Galasko
MOTION ANALYSIS OF HUMAN CERVICAL VERTEBRAE DURING LOW SPEED REAR IMPACTS BY THE SIMULATED SLED
K Ono, K Kaneoka
NECK INJURY PREVENTION IN REAR-IMPACT CRASHES
C Dippel, M H Muser, F Walz, P Niederer, R Kaeser
PREDICTION OF NECK INJURIES IN REAR IMPACTS BASED ON ACCIDENT DATA AND SIMULATIONS
O Bostroem, M Krafft, B Aldman, A Eichberger, R Fredriksson, Y Haland, P Loevsund, H Steffan, M Svensson, C Tingvall
SIGNIFICANCE OF SOFT TISSUE NECK INJURIES AIS 1 IN THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS OF CARS WITH DELTA-V UP TO 10 KM/H
D Otte, T Pohlemann, M Blauth
Session 5: Passive safety of cars: field data and stratgies for improvement
THE INJURY EXPERIENCE OF ADULT REAR SEAT CAR PASSENGERS
R W Cuerden, A W Scott, A M Hassan, M Mackay
THE VOLVO DIGITAL ACCIDENT RESEARCH RECORDER (DARR) CONVERTING ACCIDENT DARR-PULSES INTO DIFFERENT IMPACT SEVERITY MEASURES
U Andersson, M Koch, H Norin
AN ESTIMATION METHOD FOR THE FRONTAL IMPACT RESPONSE OF CARS
D Wood, S Mooney, G Vallet
ASSESSMENT OF THE SAFETY OF AUTOMOBILES
G Lutter, H Appel, T Deter
STRATEGIES TO OPTIMISE CAR SAFETY FOR REAL-WORLD COLLISIONS
P Thomas
A MORE APPROPRIATE METHOD TO EVALUATE THE PASSIVE SAFETY OF VEHICLES
S Achmus, R Zobel
Session 6: Restraint systems
A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AIRBAG TECHNOLOGY IN REDUCING SEATBELT INJURIES
B Fildes, H Deery, P Vulcan
OCCUPANT PROTECTION BY A MOVEABLE SEAT SYSTEM
B Fachbach, H Steffan, G Staska
TYPICAL INJURIES CAUSED BY AIR-BAG IN OUT-OF-POSITION SITUATIONS - AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
G Schroeder, J Eidam
DUMMY-LOADINGS CAUSED by an Airbag In SIMULATED 0UT-0F-POSITION SITUATIONS
F A Berg, B Schmitt, J Epple, R Mattern
HOW DRIVERS BEHAVE IN PRE-IMPACT EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
F Zuppichini, D Bigi, E Bachi, A de Adamich
Posters session
STAIRS - Standardisation of Accident and Injury Registration Systems
R Ross, G Vallet, D Otte
Seat Belts and Head Restraints: The Daily Use
K Pilatus, D Oertel, J Fischer
THE FRONTAL CRASH PERFORMANCE OF A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM (CRS) AS A FUNCTION OF SEAT GEOMETRY, USING ISOFIX ANCHORAGES
I P Paton, A P Roy
Neck Loading Due to Head Immersion In Water at High Speeds
R Robbins, R K Taylor, P M Fuller
THERMAL LOADING OF THE SKIN DUE TO SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT
U Kippelt, D Kallieris, R Mattern
FINITE ELEMENTS MODELLING OF BONE MATERIAL DISCONTINUTY IN CASE OF SKULL FRACTURE
B M Diaw, R Willinger, H S Kang
Development of the Cervical Omni-Directional Bending Response Apparatus (COBRA)
A V Hagedorn, D Thierrien, H Pritz, R Saul