Proceedings of the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury conference · 2002 · 212 citations · 8 references
EngineeringAnatomyMechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsFinite Element AnalysisFinite Element MethodsCrash SimulationInjury BiomechanicsStructural Finite Element AnalysisVehicle Structural SafetyFinite Element Human Body ModelsFinite Element Injury ModelingFinite Element Model ValidationFinite Element ModelingHuman Body Model ValidationHuman Body ModelsOccupant Crash SimulationTraffic Accident Analysis
A finite element model of a mid‑size adult occupant, comprising over 80,000 elements for bones, ligaments, tendons, flesh, and skin, was developed and validated through simulations of body part impact responses and detailed head, shoulder, and organ models. When coupled with a vehicle interior model, the human model accurately reproduced occupant gross motions and multiple injuries in a real‑world accident simulation. Keywords: Human Body, Finite Element Method, Biofidelity, Injuries, Accident Reconstructions.
A finite element model of a mid-size adult occupant has been developed in order to estimate overall injuries in traffic accident situations. Bones, ligaments, tendons, flesh, and skin are modeled using more than 80,000 elements. Several simulations were performed to validate impact responses of each body part. Detailed models of the head/face, shoulder, and individual internal organs have been also developed for more detailed analysis. The human model was used together with a model of a vehicle's internal structure to simulate a real-world accident situation and the simulations successfully reproduced gross motions and multiple injuries of an occupant. Key words: Human Body, Finite Element Method, Biofidelity, Injuries, Accident Reconstructions Without page numbers
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Thoracic and pelvis human response to impact
Robert Bouquet, Michelle Ramet, François Bermond et al. · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) · 1994 · 38 citations · Full text