The Influence of Neck Muscle Activation on Head and Neck Injuries of Occupants in Frontal Impacts
Joint Authors
Li, Fan
Lu, Ronggui
Hu, Wei
Li, Honggeng
Hu, Shiping
Hu, Jiangzhong
Wang, Haibin
Xie, He
Source
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of the present paper was to study the influence of neck muscle activation on head and neck injuries of vehicle occupants in frontal impacts.
A mixed dummy-human finite element model was developed to simulate a frontal impact.
The head-neck part of a Hybrid III dummy model was replaced by a well-validated head-neck FE model with passive and active muscle characteristics.
The mixed dummy-human FE model was validated by 15 G frontal volunteer tests conducted in the Naval Biodynamics Laboratory.
The effects of neck muscle activation on the head dynamic responses and neck injuries of occupants in three frontal impact intensities, low speed (10 km/h), medium speed (30 km/h), and high speed (50 km/h), were studied.
The results showed that the mixed dummy-human FE model has good biofidelity.
The activation of neck muscles can not only lower the head resultant acceleration under different impact intensities and the head angular acceleration in medium- and high-speed impacts, thereby reducing the risks of head injury, but also protect the neck from injury in low-speed impacts.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Fan& Lu, Ronggui& Hu, Wei& Li, Honggeng& Hu, Shiping& Hu, Jiangzhong…[et al.]. 2018. The Influence of Neck Muscle Activation on Head and Neck Injuries of Occupants in Frontal Impacts. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1114733
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Fan…[et al.]. The Influence of Neck Muscle Activation on Head and Neck Injuries of Occupants in Frontal Impacts. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1114733
American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Fan& Lu, Ronggui& Hu, Wei& Li, Honggeng& Hu, Shiping& Hu, Jiangzhong…[et al.]. The Influence of Neck Muscle Activation on Head and Neck Injuries of Occupants in Frontal Impacts. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1114733
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1114733