Vertical drop impact test system for biomechanical injury assessment: design validation and model development

Author

Schmaltz, Dale ; Harris, Gerald F. ; Yogananadan, N. ; Pintar, Frank ; Sances, Anthony, Jr.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomech. Eng., Marquette Univ., Milwaukee, WI, USA

fYear

1989

Firstpage

811

Abstract

An investigation was made of the validity and repeatability of a vertical drop impact test system (VDITS), through experimental comparison to free-fall test results at an impact velocity of 5.5 mph. The VDITS is designed to simulate the dynamics of traumatic injury to the head and chest. Comparison of the two systems was based on force/moment and kinematic histories, multiaxis frequency responses, and system model parameters. The VDITS test system has proved to be effective in approximating the unconstrained conditions of free-fall while also providing a method for controlling off-axis motion

Keywords

biological techniques and instruments; biomechanics; biomedical measurement; impact testing; physiological models; biomechanical injury assessment; chest; free-fall test results; head; impact velocity; kinematic histories; model development; multiaxis frequency responses; off-axis motion; system model parameters; traumatic injury; unconstrained conditions; vertical drop impact test system; Automotive engineering; Control systems; History; Injuries; Magnesium; Materials testing; Medical tests; Steel; System testing; Wheels;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95995

Filename

95995