Development and validation of the human neck muscle model under impact loading

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 245-255

  Ejima, Susumu ^a   Ono, Koshiro ^a   Kaneoka, Koji ^b   Fukushima, Makoto ^b  

^a JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Effect of neck muscles; Finite element method; Impact biomechanics; Low speed rear end impact

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT; CENTER OF GRAVITY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL VERTEBRA; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HUMAN NECK; HUMAN NECK MUSCLES; IMAGE-BASED TECHNIQUES; IMPACT LOADINGS; LOCAL MOTIONS; LONG-TERM GOALS; LOW-SPEED REAR-END IMPACT; MUSCLE MODELS; MUSCLE-BASED; MUSCULAR SYSTEM; NECK INJURY; NECK MODEL; REAR IMPACT; REAR-END IMPACT; SKELETAL STRUCTURES;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MUSCLE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84855849074     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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