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The Prediction of Thoracic Impact Injuries
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This paper presents the concepts and first group of test results from a project designed to:
- 1.Quantify thoracic impact response using cadaver and baboon subjects;*
- 2.Compile analytical functions relating thoracic kinematic response to injuries observed in the experiments; and,
- 3.Define performance specifications insuring response fidelity between human and surrogate thoraxes. The experiments, which vary G-level, velocity, and direction of impact, utilize restraint systems including belts, airbags, and EA-columns. Resulting injuries are recorded at autopsy and an AIS rating assigned. Using the kinematic accelerometer data, injury-predictive functions are generated using statistical regression procedures. The utilization of project results in developing performance specifications for surrogate thoraxes is discussed in conclusion.
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Robbins, D., Melvin, J., and Stalnaker, R., "The Prediction of Thoracic Impact Injuries," SAE Technical Paper 760822, 1976, https://doi.org/10.4271/760822.Also In
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