Basic Finite Element Method as Applied to Injury Biomechanics provides a unique
introduction to finite element methods. Unlike other books on the topic, this comprehensive …

Objective: The aim of this work is to study driver and passenger kinematics in autonomous
braking scenarios, with and without pretensioned seat belts, using a whole-body finite …

Objective: The goal of this study was to implement active musculature into the Global Human
Body Models Consortium (GHBMC) average male simplified occupant model (M50-OS v2) …

A total of 34 dynamic matched frontal sled tests were performed, 17 low (2.5 g, Δv= 4.8 kph)
and 17 medium (5.0 g, Δv= 9.7 kph), with five male human volunteers of approximately 50th …

The objectives of this study are to generate validation data for human models intended for
simulation of occupant kinematics in a pre-crash phase, and to evaluate the effect of an …

Accurate prediction of occupant head kinematics is critical for better understanding of
head/face injury mechanisms in side impacts, especially far-side occupants. In light of the …

Biofidelic human body models (HBMs) with active muscles are valuable tools for assessing
the safety potential of systems that are active immediately before and during a crash. For …

Continued development of computational models and biofidelic anthropomorphic test
devices (ATDs) necessitates further analysis of the effects of bracing on an occupant's …

Objective: Recent field data analysis has demonstrated that knee airbags (KABs) can reduce
occupant femur and pelvis injuries but may be insufficient to decrease leg injuries in motor …

When a vehicle is braking, the occupants are subjected to longitudinal forces which may
influence their positions. The aim of this paper is to quantify the driver and passenger …