Biofidelity evaluation of THOR-50M in rear-facing seating configurations using an updated biofidelity ranking system

A Hagedorn, J Stammen, R Ramachandra… - … International journal of …, 2022 - JSTOR
Vehicles with automated driving systems (ADS) may allow nontraditional seating
arrangements, such as a reclined seat that is rear facing in a frontal impact. Currently, there …

Characterizing neck and spinal response in booster seated reclined children in frontal impacts

H Hauschild, J Humm, J Maheshwari… - Traffic injury …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Belt-positioning booster seats (BPB) and pre-pretensioner (PPT) belts may be
effective in preventing injuries from submarining and head excursion in reclined children. It …

The effect of a moderately reclined seat-back angle on the kinematics of the Large-Omnidirectional Child Anthropomorphic Test Device with and without a belt …

V Graci, H Hauschild, J Maheshwari… - Traffic injury …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The effect of reclined seatbacks during frontal crashes in children seated on a belt-
positioning booster (BPB) is not understood. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine …

Cervical and thoracic spine injury in pediatric motor vehicle crash passengers

A Mallory, J Stammen, M Zhu - Traffic injury prevention, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Motor vehicle occupants aged 8 to 12 years are in transition, in terms of both
restraint use (booster seat or vehicle belt) and anatomical development. Rear-seated …

Quantification of skeletal and soft tissue contributions to thoracic response in a dynamic frontal loading scenario

MM Murach, YS Kang, JH Bolte, D Stark… - 2018 - sae.org
Thoracic injuries continue to be a major health concern in motor vehicle crashes. Previous
thoracic research has focused on 50th percentile males and utilized scaling techniques to …

Assessment of pediatric shoulder range of motion and loading response to evaluate the biofidelity of the Large Omni-directional Child (LODC) anthropomorphic test …

M Isakson, R Connell, J Stammen, M Carlson… - Accident Analysis & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The shoulder girdle complex, through engagement with the seat belt, influences motor
vehicle occupant upper body movement during frontal impacts, affecting the movement of …

Laboratory assessment of a head impact sensor for youth soccer ball heading impacts using an anthropomorphic test device

DA Patton, CM Huber, EC Douglas… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent advances in technology have enabled the development of instrumented equipment,
which estimate the head impact kinematics of athletes in vivo. One such headband-mounted …

The effect of reclined seat-back angles on the LODC with and without a belt-positioning booster during far-side lateral-oblique impacts

V Graci, J Humm, H Hauschild - Traffic injury prevention, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective In frontal crashes belt-positioning boosters (BPB) may prevent submarining when
the seatback is reclined. It is unclear if the BPB can also mitigate injuries in far-side lateral …

[PDF][PDF] Abdominal and thoracic injury risk functions for the large omni-directional child (LODC) ATD

B Suntay, JA Stammen, M Carlson… - IRCOBI Conference …, 2021 - ircobi.org
The objective of this study was to develop injury risk functions for the Large Omni-directional
Child (LODC) ATD abdomen and thorax. Paediatric specimen biomechanical data were …

A novel approach to scaling age-, sex-, and body size-dependent thoracic responses using structural properties of human ribs

YS Kang, JH Bolte IV, J Stammen, K Moorhouse… - 2020 - sae.org
Thoracic injuries are frequently observed in motor vehicle crashes, and rib fractures are the
most common of those injuries. Thoracic response targets have previously been developed …