“Relaxed” HBM – an Enabler to Pre-Crash Safety System Evaluation

This research addresses relaxation of existing human body finite element (FE) model, i.e. classical THUMS‐D in LS_DYNA. The methodology discussed identifies proposed corridors for relaxation; modifications carried out to model pertaining to relaxation and verify the simulations based on 1 g frontal braking pulse. “Relaxed” THUMS‐D delivers fairly good response in terms of head excursions. This model is able to deliver a response within the defined corridors after inclusion of Active Muscles. The modifications carried out to the model comprised of elastic moduli, connection in head‐neck complex and connections between spine and skin. “Relaxed” THUMS‐D model in totality delivered more head excursions compared to the defined corridors without any muscle activity.

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  • Abstract reprinted with permission of the International Council on the Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI).
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• Authors:
  • Shelat, Chintan
  • Ghosh, Pronoy
  • Chitteti, Ravikiran
  • Mayer, Christian
• Conference:
  • 2016 IRCOBI Conference
  • Location: Malaga , Spain
  • Date: 2016-9-14 to 2016-9-16
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9p
• Monograph Title: 2016 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings
• Serial:
  • IRCOBI Conference Proceedings
  • Publisher: International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI)
  • ISSN: 2235-3151
  • Serial URL: http://www.ircobi.org/proceedings.php

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biophysics; Crash injuries; Crash victim simulation; Dummies; Muscles; Physiology; Spinal column
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head and neck injuries
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01614036
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 25 2016 9:47AM