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View article: The Effect of Seat Back Inclination on Spinal Alignment in Automotive Seating Postures
The Effect of Seat Back Inclination on Spinal Alignment in Automotive Seating Postures Open
Experimental studies have demonstrated a relationship between spinal injury severity and vertebral kinematics, influenced by the initial spinal alignment of automotive occupants. Spinal alignment has been considered one of the possible cau…
View article: Work-related traumatic brain injury in the construction industry in Sweden and Germany
Work-related traumatic brain injury in the construction industry in Sweden and Germany Open
Work-related traumatic brain injuries (wrTBIs) in the construction industry have been studied in North America but, to the best of our knowledge, not in Europe. This study analyzed sets of public data on head injuries occurring in the cons…
View article: Generic finite element models of human ribs, developed and validated for stiffness and strain prediction – To be used in rib fracture risk evaluation for the human population in vehicle crashes
Generic finite element models of human ribs, developed and validated for stiffness and strain prediction – To be used in rib fracture risk evaluation for the human population in vehicle crashes Open
To enable analysis of the risk of occupants sustaining rib fractures in a crash, generic finite element models of human ribs, one through twelve, were developed. The generic ribs representing an average sized male, were created based on da…
View article: Passenger muscle responses in lane change and lane change with braking maneuvers using two belt configurations: Standard and reversible pre-pretensioner
Passenger muscle responses in lane change and lane change with braking maneuvers using two belt configurations: Standard and reversible pre-pretensioner Open
Objective: The introduction of integrated safety technologies in new car models calls for an improved understanding of the human occupant response in precrash situations. The aim of this article is to extensively study occupant muscle acti…
View article: Epidemiology of Equestrian Accidents: a Literature Review
Epidemiology of Equestrian Accidents: a Literature Review Open
Purpose: This manuscript aimed to present a review of the literature pertaining to horse riding and other horse-related injuries. Method: A review of the literature was performed, searching for appropriate terms with regards to horse accid…
View article: Trunk muscle recruitment patterns in simulated precrash events
Trunk muscle recruitment patterns in simulated precrash events Open
These preliminary results suggest that trunk muscle activity may be directionally tuned at the acceleration level tested here. Although data from more subjects are needed, these preliminary data support the development of modeled trunk mus…
View article: Evaluation of 6 and 10 Year-Old Child Human Body Models in Emergency Events
Evaluation of 6 and 10 Year-Old Child Human Body Models in Emergency Events Open
Emergency events can influence a child's kinematics prior to a car-crash, and thus its interaction with the restraint system. Numerical Human Body Models (HBMs) can help understand the behaviour of children in emergency events. The kinemat…
View article: Halmens påverkan på aktivitetsnivåer, strörelaterade beteenden och svansbitning hos slaktsvin
Halmens påverkan på aktivitetsnivåer, strörelaterade beteenden och svansbitning hos slaktsvin Open
Pigs are omnivorous animals and their natural food sources are spread over a large home range area. Under natural conditions pigs spend a large part of the daylight period foraging and exploring their surroundings. In today’s intense farmi…
View article: The VIVA OpenHBM Finite Element 50th Percentile Female Occupant Model: Whole Body Model Development and Kinematic Validation
The VIVA OpenHBM Finite Element 50th Percentile Female Occupant Model: Whole Body Model Development and Kinematic Validation Open
Recently, significant progress has been made in the development of Finite Element Human Body Models, and they have been introduced in the development of automotive safety systems. The average female has not been covered by previous modelli…
View article: Gender differences in Occupant Posture during Driving and Riding
Gender differences in Occupant Posture during Driving and Riding Open
The aim of this study was to compare postures of male and female vehicle occupants, tested in both front seat positions, during normal driving and deceleration onset. These data are useful for the development and initialisation of computat…
View article: A female head–neck model for rear impact simulations
A female head–neck model for rear impact simulations Open
Several mathematical cervical models of the 50th percentile male have been developed and used for impact biomechanics research. However, for the 50th percentile female no similar modelling efforts have been made, despite females being subj…
View article: Explicit Finite Element Methods for Equestrian Applications
Explicit Finite Element Methods for Equestrian Applications Open
A virtual human body model (HBM), developed for vehicle crash simulations, was used to conduct a pilot study of dangerous accidents that occur in equestrian sports. It was performed to illustrate the potential that the explicit finite elem…
View article: Modeling the mechanical behavior of adipose tissue
Modeling the mechanical behavior of adipose tissue Open
In this study a nonlinear viscoelastic model for adipose tissue based on the Reese-Govindjee formulation is presented. The model is formulated in a large strain framework and is applied for 3D finite element simulation of rheometer experim…