The influence of impact location and angle on the dynamic impact response of a Hybrid III headform

Sports Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 135-143

  Walsh, Evan Stuart ^a   Rousseau, Philippe ^a   Hoshizaki, Thomas Blaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angular acceleration; Biomechanics; mTBI; Neurotrauma; Sports helmets

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR ACCELERATION; DYNAMIC IMPACTS; HEAD INJURIES; IMPACTORS; MTBI; NEUROTRAUMA; SPORTS HELMETS; TEST PROTOCOLS; TEST RIGS; WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY;

BIOMECHANICS; SAFETY DEVICES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 79952069272     PISSN: 13697072     EISSN: 14602687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12283-011-0060-9     Document Type: Article

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