The impact response of motorcycle helmets at different impact severities

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1778-1784

  DeMarco, Alyssa L ^a   Chimich, Dennis D ^a   Gardiner, John C ^b   Nightingale, Roger W ^c   Siegmund, Gunter P ^a,d  

^a MEA Forensic Engineers and Scientists   (Canada)

^b MEA Forensic Engineers and Scientists   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Foam absorber; Helmet; Impact attenuation; Motorcycles

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; DENSIFICATION; DROPS; MOTORCYCLES; SAFETY DEVICES;

FOAM THICKNESS; HELMET; IMPACT ATTENUATIONS; IMPACT RESPONSE; MOTORCYCLE HELMET; PRESENCE/ABSENCE; SHELL MATERIALS; THREE-PARAMETER MODELS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; MOTORCYCLE; PRODUCT SAFETY; SAFETY; STANDARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN INJURIES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MOTORCYCLES; SAFETY;

EID: 78049391922     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.04.019     Document Type: Article

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