Eighteen research posters were prepared and presented by student authors at the
18th Annual Injury Biomechanics Symposium. The posters covered a wide breadth of
works-in-progress and recently completed projects. Topics included a variety of
body regions and injury scenarios such as:
Head: Defining the mass, center of
mass, and anatomical coordinate system of the pig head and brain;
the influence of friction on oblique helmet testing; validation of
an in-ear sensor for measuring head impact exposure in American
football
Neck and spine:
Design of paramedic mannequin neck informed by adult passive neck
stiffness and range of motion data; identifying injury from
flexion-compression loading of porcine lumbar intervertebral
disc
Thorax: Tensile
material properties of costal cartilage perichondrium; finite
element models of both an ovine thorax and adipose tissue for
high-rate non-penetrating blunt
impact
Pelvis:
Injurious pelvis deformation in high-speed rear-facing frontal
impacts
Lower extremities:
Generation of 3D pediatric femur models from 2D radiographs; plantar
thickness and stiffness using ultrasound; knee injuries in skiing
and snowboarding using artificial intelligence 3D modeling; jumping
kinematics, and kinetics in athletes with secondary task of heading
a soccer ball
Full body, vehicle
occupants: Comparison of Hybrid III, THOR mid-size male,
and small female ATDs in frontal sled tests; effects of booster seat
on reclined small females during lateral oblique low-acceleration
impacts; airbag deployment for out-of-position 50th percentile male
human body model
Full body,
unique loading scenarios: Development of seat fixture and
restraints for FE human body model during vertical loading;
methodology for PMHS-occupied powered two wheeler and motor vehicle
crash scenario
