Head/neck/torso behavior and cervical vertebral motion of human volunteers during low speed rear impact: Mini-sled tests with mass production car seat

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury - 2007 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Injury, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 201-217

  Pramudita, Jonas A ^a   Ono, Koshiro ^b   Ejima, Susumu ^b   Kaneoka, Koji ^c   Shiina, Itsuo ^c   Ujihashi, Sadayuki ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebral motion; Mass production car seat; Neck; Sled tests; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL VERTEBRAL MOTION; MASS PRODUCTION; NECK; SLED TESTS; VOLUNTEERS;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; MACHINE TOOLS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SAFETY TESTING; STRAIN;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84855827289     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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