Impact reconstruction from damage to pedal and motorcycle helmets

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

Volumn 226, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 274-281

  McIntosh, Andrew S ^a   Patton, Declan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

bicycle; biomechanics; Helmets; impact reconstruction; motorcycle

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; CRASH RECONSTRUCTION; CRASH SEVERITY; CYCLE HELMETS; DESIGN AND TESTS; DROP HEIGHT; DYNAMIC DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC DEFORMATION MEASUREMENTS; HEAD IMPACT; HEADFORM; HELMETS; IMPACT CHARACTERISTICS; IMPACT ENERGY; IMPACT FORCE; IMPACT PROTECTION; IMPACT TEST; MOTORCYCLE HELMET; POST IMPACTS; RESIDUAL DEFORMATION;

ACCELERATION CONTROL; BICRYSTALS; BICYCLES; BIOMECHANICS; DEFORMATION; KINETICS; MOTORCYCLES; ROPE; SAFETY DEVICES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 84870301831     PISSN: 17543371     EISSN: 1754338X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1754337111435294     Document Type: Conference Paper

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