A Model for Neck Injury in the Helmeted Human,

Abstract

The temporal events and injury forces and energies following impact of the helmeted and unhelmeted human have not been fully described. To further advance our understanding in this area, a lumped parameter model with one-dimensional motion along the spinal axis has been developed. The muscles and ligaments and overlying tissue are assumed to offer negligible resistance in compression and the skull stiffness is neglected. Torso mass is reduced appropriately to account for the angle of impact of the person with another human or fixed object. The lumped parameter model with springs and viscous elements representing the neck, helmet, and contact surface is given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA129766

Entities

People

  • Anthony Sances Jr.
  • James Lepkowski
  • Joel Myklebust

Organizations

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Compression
  • Displacement
  • Electrophysiological Phenomena
  • Lepidoptera
  • Ligaments
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Resistance
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Spine
  • Stiffness
  • Tissues
  • Universities
  • Wisconsin
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.