THE INFLUENCE OF SOME CRITICAL PARAMETERS ON THE SIMULATION OF THE DYNAMIC HUMAN ANKLE DORSIFLEXION RESPONSE

In this paper, after a brief description of the human ankle/foot model by the authors, the influence of the modeling of the soft tissues using a non-linear material model and of elastic bones is described. While the non-linear behavior of the soft tissues has not much influence on the global kinematics of the ankle/foot complex, the fact that the main bones are modeled by elastic shell elements instead of rigid bodies has a more pronounced effect on the dorsiflexion ankle under impact loading. Therefore, in future work, more effort will go into modeling most of the bones as deformable. In addition, fractures criteria could be taken into account. [A] For the covering abstract, see IRRD 896528.

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  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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• Authors:
  • BEAUGONIN, M
  • HAUG, E
  • MUNCK, G
  • Cesari, D
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTEENTH INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON THE ENHANCED SAFETY OF VEHICLES, HELD MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 13-16 MAY 1996. VOLUME 2
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1801-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biophysics; Foot; Leg; Motion; Scale models; Structural models
• ITRD Terms: 2060: Biomechanics; 2023: Leg (human); 6205: Model (not math); 5483: Movement
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00748539
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, USDOT
• Created Date: May 27 1998 12:00AM