Evaluation of the Complex Lower Leg (CLL) for its use in anti-vehicular mine testing applications

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact - 2005 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 299-310

  Manseau, Josée ^a   Keown, Matthew ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

^b Biokinetics and Associates Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti vehicular blast landmines; Axial impact; Complex Lower Leg (CLL); Foot ankle complex; Hybrid III; Injury assessment; Synthetic leg surrogate

Indexed keywords

AXIAL IMPACT; COMPLEX LOWER LEG (CLL); FOOT/ANKLE COMPLEX; HYBRID III; INJURY ASSESSMENT; LAND MINE; SYNTHETIC LEG SURROGATE;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); RATING; ROCK DRILLS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 77955105256     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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