MODAL ANALYSIS OF A HUMAN HEAD IMPACT SIMULATOR

A human head impact simulator which must not exhibit any resonant frequency below 3000 Hz is tested by experimental and computational modal analyses. A comparison is made of the lowest frequency of the head form to available cadaver and skull data.

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• Publication Date: 1982-9-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 156-159
• Serial:
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Volume: 84
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-460X
  • EISSN: 1095-8568
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0022460X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Cadavers; Crash tests; Experiments; Finite element method; Head; Modal analysis; Modal split; Resonance frequency; Simulation; Testing equipment; Training simulators
• Old TRIS Terms: Analytical method
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00385606
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 885
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM