Development and validation of a coupled head-neck FEM - application to whiplash injury criteria investigation

The objective of the present study is to improve the understanding of whiplash injury mechanisms based on the extensive numerical simulation of real-world rear impact accidents with a detailed head-neck finite-element model (FEM). Based on an existing FE neck model and on an existing whiplash accide...

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Published in:	International journal of crashworthiness Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 40 - 63
Main Authors:	Meyer, F., Bourdet, N., Gunzel, K., Willinger, R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Taylor & Francis Group 01-02-2013 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Accidents Computer simulation Correlation analysis Crashworthiness Finite element analysis Finite element method head-neck finite element model Injuries Mathematical models neck injury criteria Necks Simulation Traffic accidents & safety Whiplash injuries whiplash injury
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Summary:	The objective of the present study is to improve the understanding of whiplash injury mechanisms based on the extensive numerical simulation of real-world rear impact accidents with a detailed head-neck finite-element model (FEM). Based on an existing FE neck model and on an existing whiplash accident database including crash pulse recording, the present study proposes an in-depth investigation of the neck response at tissue level with the objective to extract pertinent 'intra-cervical' parameters presenting high correlation with the occurrence of whiplash injury.
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ISSN:	1358-8265 1573-8965 1754-2111
DOI:	10.1080/13588265.2012.732293