This study evaluated the response of restrained post-mortem human subjects (PMHS) in 40 km/h frontal sled tests. Eight male PMHS were restrained on a rigid planar seat by a custom 3-point shoulder and lap belt. A video motion tracking system measured three-dimensional trajectories of multiple skeletal sites on the torso allowing quantification of ribcage deformation. Anterior and superior displacement of the lower ribcage may have contributed to sternal fractures occurring early in the event, at displacement levels below those typically considered injurious, suggesting that fracture risk is not fully described by traditional definitions of chest deformation. The methodology presented here produced novel kinematic data that will be useful in developing biofidelic human models. Additional analysis of the data produced by the reported tests as well as additional tests with a variety of loading conditions are required to fully characterize torso response including ribcage fracture tolerance.
Impact response of restrained PMHS in frontal sled tests: skeletal deformation patterns under seat belt loading
Stoßreaktionen von angeschnallten postmortalen Probanden in Frontalaufprall-Schlittenversuchen: Skelettverformungsformen durch die Gurtbeanspruchung
2009
48 Seiten, 37 Bilder, 22 Tabellen, 43 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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