Development of an improved dummy head for use in helmet certification tests

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 2000-L, Issue , 2000, Pages 189-205

  Van Den Bosch, Eric H L A ^a   Leensen, Martijn W B M ^a   Klomp, Nancy H M ^a   Sauren, Fons A A H J ^a   Wismans, Jac S H M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIGID STRUCTURES;

'CURRENT; BRAIN STRUCTURE; CERTIFICATION TESTS; DROP-TESTS; DUMMY HEAD; FIRST ORDER; HEADFORM; LINEAR HEAD ACCELERATION;

DROPS;

EID: 33750497106     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2000-2479     Document Type: Conference Paper

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