A three-dimensional analytical model of the cervical spine is described. The cervical
vertebrae and the head are modeled as rigid bodies which are interconnected by …

The human neck is vulnerable. In car accidents, inertia farces of the head can load or deform
the tissues of the neck beyond tolerabie limits, resulting in injury. Most neck injuries are …

A multi-body computational model of the human head and neck was previously shown to be
in good agreement with experimental findings from actual human cervical spine specimens …

Experimental studies using human volunteers are limited to low acceleration impacts while
whole cadavers, isolated cervical spine specimens, and impact dummies do not normally …

Motor vehicle accidents continue to be a leading cause of cervical spine injury despite a
conscientious effort to improve occupant safety. Accurately predicting occupant head and …

ABSTRACT A three-dimensional finite element model of a human neck has been developed
in an effort to study the mechanics of cervical spine while subjected to impacts. The neck …

A computational head-neck model was developed to more efficiently study dynamic
responses of the head and neck to near-vertex head impact. The model consisted of rigid …

This study involved the generation, validation and evaluation of the finite element muscle
model of the human neck, with a long term goal of predicting the cervical spine motion. The …

An eleven-element lumped-parameter two-dimensional model of the human head-neck
system was developed to predict the motion of the head and neck under impact loadings …

This paper describes the development ofan improved neck simulation that can be adapted
to current anthropometric dummies. The primary goal ofthe neck de sign is to provide a …