Influence of impact velocity and angle in a detailed reconstruction of a bicycle accident

2012 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings - International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 787-799

  Fahlstedt, Madelen ^a   Baeck, Katrien ^b   Halldin, Peter ^a   Van Der Sloten, Jos ^b   Goffin, Jan ^b   Depreitere, Bart ^b   Kleiven, Svein ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accident reconstruction; Bicycle; Finite element method; Head injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION; BICYCLE ACCIDENTS; BRAIN TISSUE; COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL BONE; HEAD INJURIES; HEAD MODEL; HIGH STRAINS; IMPACT VELOCITIES; INITIAL VELOCITIES; INPUT VARIABLES; MEDICAL IMAGES; PRINCIPAL STRAIN; ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; SERIOUS INJURIES; SKULL FRACTURE; STOCKHOLM; STRAIN LEVELS; STRAIN PATTERNS; TANGENTIAL VELOCITIES;

ACCIDENTS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BICYCLES;

EID: 84867806202     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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