Development of finite element human neck model for vehicle safety simulation

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-59

  Lee, I H ^a   Choi, H Y ^b   Lee, J H ^c   Han, D C ^d  

^a 6F Worldwideweb Building   (South Korea)

^b Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^c IPS International   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

50th percentile male cervical spine; Finite element model; Hill's muscle model; Muscle activation

Indexed keywords

50TH PERCENTILES; CERVICAL MUSCLES; CERVICAL SPINE; CRASH TESTS; DEFORMABLE STRUCTURES; DIRECT ASSESSMENT; DUKE UNIVERSITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FACET JOINTS; FAILURE LIMIT; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; HUMAN NECK; HUMAN VOLUNTEERS; KINETIC DATA; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE MODELS; NON-LINEAR SPRINGS; POST-PROCESSOR; VEHICLE SAFETY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; HUMAN FORM MODELS; MUSCLE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84874196511     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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