Influence of the body on the response of the helmeted head during impact

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 285-295

  Ghajari, Mazdak ^a   Galvanetto, Ugo ^b   Iannucci, Lorenzo ^a   Willinger, Remy ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

drop tests; finite element method; helmets; Hybrid III dummy; impact absorption

Indexed keywords

DROP TEST; FINITE ELEMENT; HELMETS; HYBRID III DUMMY; IMPACT ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; ACCIDENTS; CRUSHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SAFETY DEVICES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 79961201196     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2011.559798     Document Type: Article

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