Finite element modeling of the muscle effects on kinematic responses of head-neck complex in frontal impact at high speed

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 379-388

  Witter, Adam ^a   Kajzer, Janusz ^b,c   Haug, Eberhard ^d   Ono, Koshiro ^a  

^a JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Kabimec Consulting   (Sweden)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Pam System International   (France)

Author keywords

Effects of neck muscles; Finite element method; High speed frontal impact; Hill type muscle model; Impact biomechanics; Kinematic responses of head neck complex

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE;

HEAD-NECK COMPLEX;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS;

EID: 0034847439     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.44.379     Document Type: Article

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