Nkm - A proposal for a neck protection criterion for low-speed rear-end impacts

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-126

  Schmitt, Kai Uwe ^a   Muser, Markus H ^a   Walz, Felix H ^a   Niederer, Peter F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Injury criteria; Nkm; Neck; Rear end collision; Seat testing; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NECK INJURY; OCCIPITAL BONE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEAR STRESS; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0036618276     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580212002     Document Type: Article

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