International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

2000 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

20 - 22 September 2000; Montpellier (France)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Bertil Aldman Memorial Lecture
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND BIOMECHANICAL RESEARCH: A JOINT APPROACH FOR ROAD USER PROTECTION
X Trosseille
Session 1: Human models for impact biomechanics
BIOFIDELITY EVALUATION OF THE THOR ADVANCED FRONTAL CRASH TEST DUMMY
G Shaw, J R Crandall, J Butcher
OBLIQUE AND SIDE IMPACT PERFORMANCE OF THE THOR DUMMY
N Rangarajan, T Shams, M Artis, T J Huang, M Haffner, R H Eppinger, M Maltese
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW BIOFIDELIC LEG FOR USE WITH A PEDESTRIAN DUMMY
M Artis, J McDonald, R White, T J Huang, T Shams, N Rangarajan, A Akiyama, M Okamoto, R Yoshizawa, H Ishikawa
EVALUATION OF DUMMY BEHAVIOUR DURING LOW SEVERITY REAR IMPACT
H J Cappon, M M G M Philippens, M R van Ratingen, J S H M Wismans
MATHEMATICAL HUMAN BODY MODELS REPRESENTING A MID SIZE MALE AND A SMALL FEMALE FOR FRONTAL, LATERAL AND REARWARD IMPACT LOADING
R Happee, S Ridella, A Nayef, P Morsink, R de Lange, R Bours, J van Hoof
VALIDATION AND PARAMETER STUDY OF A MULTI-BODY MODEL FOR SIMULATION OF KNEE JOINT RESPONSES IN LATERAL IMPACTS REPRESENTING CAR-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS: INFLUENCES OF LIGAMENT PROPERTIES AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS ON MODEL RESPONSES
A Wittek, H Ishikawa, Y Matsui, A Konosu
VALIDATION AND APPLICATION OF A FINITE ELEMENT PEDESTRIAN HUMANOID MODEL FOR USE IN PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT SIMULATIONS
M Howard, A Thomas, W Koch, J Watson, R Hardy
Session 2: Injury risk and safety improvement
HOW DOES EURO NCAP RESULTS CORRELATE TO REAL LIFE INJURY RISKS - A PAIRED COMPARISON STUDY OF CAR-TO-CAR CRASHES
A Lie, C Tingvall
ASSESSMENT OF THORACIC INJURY CRITERIA FOR SIDE IMPACT
S Kuppa, R Eppinger, M Maltese, R Naik, F Pintar, N Yoganandan, R Saul, J McFadden
A COMBINED EVALUATION METHOD AND A MODIFIED MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD FOR INJURY RISK CURVES
Y Nakahira, K Furukawa, H Niimi, T Ishihara, K Miki, F Matsuoka
DETERMINING SIDE IMPACT PRIORITIES USING REAL-WORLD CRASH DATA AND HARM
B N Fildes, H C Gabler, M Fitzharris, A P Morris
Session 3: Experimental biomechanics
EXPERIMENTALLY PRODUCED TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURES
J R Funk, L J Tourret, J R Crandall
CADAVER LOWER LIMB DYNAMIC RESPONSE IN INVERSION-EVERSION
A Sokol-Jaffredo, P Potier, S Robin, J-Y Le Coz, J-P Lassau
COSTOVERTEBRAL JOINT BEHAVIOUR DURING FRONTAL LOADING OF THE THORACIC CAGE
M Eckert, M Fayet, L Cheze, R Bouquet, E Voiglio, J P Verriest
Session 4: Biomechanics of head and neck
HEAD TOLERANCE LIMITS DERIVED FROM NUMERICAL REPLICATION OF REAL WORLD ACCIDENTS
R Willinger, D Baumgartner, B Chinn, M Neale
A NEW BIOMECHANICAL ASSESSMENT OF MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY PART 2 - RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
J Newman, C Barr, M Beusenberg, E Fournier, N Shewchenko, E Welbourne, C Withnall
PARAMETERS INFLUENCING THE RISK OF AIS1 NECK INJURIES IN FRONTAL AND SIDE IMPACTS
L Jakobsson, H Norin, I Isaksson-Hellman
NEW AIS1 LONG-TERM NECK INJURY CRITERIA CANDIDATES BASED ON REAL FRONTAL CRASH ANALYSIS
O Bostroem, K Bohman, Y Haland, A Kullgren, M Krafft
HUMAN HEAD AND CERVICAL SPINE BEHAVIOUR DURING LOW-SPEED REAREND IMPACTS: PMHS SLED TESTS WITH A RIGID SEAT
N Bertholon, S Robin, J Y Le-Coz, P Potier, J-P Lassau, W Skalli
Session 5: Protection of vulnerable road users
PEDESTRIAN HEAD IMPACT CONDITIONS DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE FRONT SHAPE AND ITS CONSTRUCTION - FULL MODEL SIMULATION
Y Okamoto, T Sugimoto, K Enomoto, J Kikuchi
PEDESTRIAN HEAD IMPACT ON THE WINDSCREEN OF COMPACT CARS - A NEW TEST RIG AND FIRST RESULTS
F A Berg, B Schmitt, S Weiss, R Mattern, D Kallieris
MOTORCYCLE HELMET DROP TESTS USING A HYBRID III DUMMY
A M Hering, S Derler
MODELLING OF HEAD IMPACT ON LAMINATED GLASS WINDSHIELDS
S Mukherjee, A Chawla, P Mahajan, D Mohan, N S Mane, M Singh, M Sakurai, Y Tamura
LOADINGS TO CHILDREN IN CARS IN FRONTAL COLLISIONS - EXPERIENCE FROM ECE-R44 TEST BENCH RESULTS COMPARED WITH CAR RESULTS
M Le Claire, R Lowne, K Langwieder, Th Hummel
PEDIATRIC AND SMALL FEMALE NECK INJURY SCALE FACTORS AND TOLERANCE BASED ON HUMAN SPINE BIOMECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
N Yoganandan, F A Pintar, S Kumaresan, T A Gennarelli, E Sun, S Kuppa, M Maltese, R H Eppinger
Session 6: Protection of car occupants in different crash configurations
WHOLE BODY KINEMATICS USING POST MORTEM HUMAN SUBJECTS IN EXPERIMENTAL REAR IMPACT
M Philippens, J Wismans, H Cappon, N Yoganandan, F Pintar
AN EVALUATION OF PROTOTYPE SEATS USING BIORID-P3 AND HYBRID III WITH TRID NECK
T Ishikawa, N Okano, K Ishikura, K Ono
EVOLUTION OF A DYNAMIC SEAT TEST STANDARD PROPOSAL FOR A BETTER PROTECTION AFTER REAR-END IMPACT
K Langwieder, W Hell, S Schick, M Muser, F Walz, H Zellmer
BIOMECHANICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE REBOUND PHASE IN LOW SPEED REAR END IMPACTS
M H Muser, F H Walz, H Zellmer
EFFECTIVENESS OF AIRBAG RESTRAINTS IN FRONTAL CRASHES - WHAT EUROPEAN FIELD STUDIES TELL US
R Frampton, R Sferco, R Welsh, A Kirk, P Fay
CAUSES OF AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT IN SPECIAL COLLISION CONFIGURATIONS
D Otte
REDUCTION OF BLAST INDUCED HEAD ACCELERATION IN THE FIELD OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINE CLEARANCE
A Makris, J Nerenberg, J P Dionne, C R Bass, C Chichester
Poster session
Co-ordinated Research into Accidents on Salford's Highways (CRASH): A data linkage study enhancing the quality and quantity of data relating to road traffic accidents sustained by children in the U.K.
J M Hadfield, R Henson, L Fogg, R Tunbridge, D W Yates
EVALUATION OF A NOVEL FOOT PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR ANTI-PERSONNEL MINE CLEARANCE
A Makris, S Islam, J-P Dionne, D Bergeron
Modelling of Shock Absorptive Foam using MADYMO to Prevent lnjuries in Inflatable Rescue Boats (IRBs)
J Ludcke, M Pearcy, J Evans, T Barker
HUMAN RESPONSE TO A FRONTAL SLED DECELERATION TEST FOR THE VALIDATION OF A CAR OCCUPANT MATHEMATICAL MODEL
F Bermond, P Vezin, M Ramet, R Bouquet, Y Caire, J P Verriest, E Voiglio
Impact Loads Experienced by the Cervical Spine During High-Speed Water Entry
R T Taylor, R Robbins, P M Fuller, B R Savander
The Mechanisms of Below Knee Injury in Frontal Collisions: An accident analysis study
J McMaster, P Thomas, M Smith, W A Wallace, R Lowne
Vehicle Aggressivity Rating Methods - Theoretical Comparison
M Les, B Fildes
Neck modelling for rear-end impact simulations - a comparison between a multi body system (MBS) and a finite element (FE) model
A Linder, K-U Schmitt, F Walz, K Ono
WorldSID - A Harmonised Advanced Side Impact Dummy
M Page, D Cesari, E Hautmann, R D Scherer, T Uchimura, S W Rouhana, K Asakawa