Computer modeling of airbag-induced ocular injury in pilots wearing night vision goggles

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1000-1006

  Power, Erik D ^a   Duma, Stefan M ^a   Stitzel, Joel D ^a   Herring, Ian P ^a   West, Robert L ^a   Bass, Cameron R ^a   Crowley, John S ^a   Brozoski, Fred T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye; Finite element analysis; Night vision goggles; Ocular injuries

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE INJURY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE; NIGHT VISION; NIGHT VISION GOGGLES; ORBIT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIR BAGS; AIRCRAFT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EYE INJURIES; EYEGLASSES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036789711     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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