[PDF][PDF] Focusing on vulnerable populations in crashes: recent advances in finite element human models for injury biomechanics research

J Hu - 2012 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Children, small female, elderly, and obese occupants are at greater risk of death and serious
injuries in motor-vehicle crashes than the mid-size, young, male occupants. However …

A statistical human rib cage geometry model accounting for variations by age, sex, stature and body mass index

X Shi, L Cao, MP Reed, JD Rupp, CN Hoff, J Hu - Journal of biomechanics, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, we developed a statistical rib cage geometry model accounting for variations by
age, sex, stature and body mass index (BMI). Thorax CT scans were obtained from 89 …

Development, validation, and application of a parametric pediatric head finite element model for impact simulations

Z Li, J Hu, MP Reed, JD Rupp, CN Hoff, J Zhang… - Annals of biomedical …, 2011 - Springer
In this study, a statistical model of cranium geometry for 0-to 3-month-old children was
developed by analyzing 11 CT scans using a combination of principal component analysis …

Development and validation of statistical models of femur geometry for use with parametric finite element models

KF Klein, J Hu, MP Reed, CN Hoff, JD Rupp - Annals of biomedical …, 2015 - Springer
Statistical models were developed that predict male and female femur geometry as functions
of age, body mass index (BMI), and femur length as part of an effort to develop lower …

Combined probabilistic and principal component analysis approach for multivariate sensitivity evaluation and application to implanted patellofemoral mechanics

CK Fitzpatrick, MA Baldwin, PJ Rullkoetter… - Journal of biomechanics, 2011 - Elsevier
Many aspects of biomechanics are variable in nature, including patient geometry, joint
mechanics, implant alignment and clinical outcomes. Probabilistic methods have been …

A statistical lumbar spine geometry model accounting for variations by Age, Sex, Stature, and body mass index

L Tang, Z Hu, YS Lin, J Hu - Journal of biomechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to develop a statistical lumbar spine geometry model
accounting for morphological variations among the adult population. Five lumber vertebrae …

Statistical shape analysis of the human spleen geometry for probabilistic occupant models

KM Yates, YC Lu, CD Untaroiu - Journal of biomechanics, 2016 - Elsevier
Statistical shape models are an effective way to create computational models of human
organs that can incorporate inter-subject geometrical variation. The main objective of this …

A parametric model of child body shape in seated postures

BKD Park, S Ebert, MP Reed - Traffic injury prevention, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The shape of the current physical and computational surrogates of children used
for restraint system assessments is based largely on standard anthropometric dimensions …

Development and validation of a modified Hybrid-III six-year-old dummy model for simulating submarining in motor-vehicle crashes

J Hu, KD Klinich, MP Reed, M Kokkolaras… - Medical engineering & …, 2012 - Elsevier
In motor-vehicle crashes, young school-aged children restrained by vehicle seat belt
systems often suffer from abdominal injuries due to submarining. However, the current …

[HTML][HTML] Kinematic comparison of pediatric human volunteers and the Hybrid III 6-year-old anthropomorphic test device

T Seacrist, S Balasubramanian… - Annals of Advances …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Hybrid III 6-year-old ATD has been benchmarked against adult-scaled component level
tests but the lack of biomechanical data hinders the effectiveness of the procedures used to …