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Biomechanical analysis of human thorax and abdomen during automotive impact

  • Hui min Hu
  • , Li Ding*
  • , Xianxue Li
  • , Chaoyi Zhao
  • , Yan Yin
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • China National Institute of Standardization
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

Injuries incurred to occupant during automotive frontal crashes range from every part of the human body, and especially for the thorax and abdomen. It’s indeed to learn more about the impact biomechanical mechanism of human body in order to improve the impact safety of vehicles to protect the occupant. In this study, a previously developed finite model of Chinese 50th percentile male thorax and abdomen is used to study the biomechanical response under frontal impact. The stress-time, strain-time characteristics are analyzed. Quantitative results such deflection curve are obtained and indicate that the 6.7 m/s frontal impact leads to large deflection and stress which will damage the ribs, lungs and other organs. Since the experimental study with human cadavers is difficult to proceed, this finite element model based on the anthropometric data from Chinese 50th percentile male can be used to analyze the biomechanical response during automotive impact in order to improve the automotive impact safety.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigital Human Modeling
Subtitle of host publicationApplications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management: Ergonomics and Health - 6th International Conference, DHM 2015 Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Proceedings
EditorsVincent G. Duffy
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages266-273
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783319210698
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event6th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling, DHM 2015 Held as Part of 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2015 - Los Angeles, United States
Duration: 2 Aug 20157 Aug 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9185
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling, DHM 2015 Held as Part of 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles
Period2/08/157/08/15

Keywords

  • Automobile
  • Biomechanical response
  • Finite element
  • Impact

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