Recent advances in brain injury research: a new human head model development and validation

L Zhang, KH Yang, R Dwarampudi, K Omori, T Li… - 2001 - sae.org
Many finite element models have been developed by several research groups in order to
achieve a better understanding of brain injury. Due to the lack of experimental data …

Development of numerical models for injury biomechanics research: a review of 50 years of publications in the Stapp Car Crash Conference

KH Yang, J Hu, NA White, AI King, CC Chou, P Prasad - 2006 - sae.org
Numerical analyses frequently accompany experimental investigations that study injury
biomechanics and improvements in automotive safety. Limited by computational speed …

Predictors for traumatic brain injuries evaluated through accident reconstructions

S Kleiven - 2007 - sae.org
The aim of this study is to evaluate all the 58 available NFL cases and compare various
predictors for mild traumatic brain injuries using a detailed and extensively validated finite …

Mechanical properties of brain tissue in-vivo: experiment and computer simulation

K Miller, K Chinzei, G Orssengo, P Bednarz - Journal of biomechanics, 2000 - Elsevier
Realistic computer simulation of neurosurgical procedures requires incorporation of the
mechanical properties of brain tissue in the mathematical model. Possible applications of …

On the development of the SIMon finite element head model

EG Takhounts, RH Eppinger, JQ Campbell… - 2003 - sae.org
The SIMon (Simulated Injury Monitor) software package is being developed to advance the
interpretation of injury mechanisms based on kinematic and kinetic data measured in the …

Concussion in professional football: brain responses by finite element analysis: part 9

DC Viano, IR Casson, EJ Pellman, L Zhang… - …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Brain responses from concussive impacts in National Football League football
games were simulated by finite element analysis using a detailed anatomic model of the …

Evaluation of head injury criteria using a finite element model validated against experiments on localized brain motion, intracerebral acceleration, and intracranial …

S Kleiven - International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of the present study was to analyze the effect of different load directions and
durations following impact using a finite element (FE) model of the human head. A detailed …

Improved head injury criteria based on head FE model

C Deck, R Willinger - International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Head injury remains one of the most frequent and severe injuries sustained by vehicle
occupants, motorcyclists, pedestrians and cyclists in road accidents and account for …

[HTML][HTML] Application of auxetic foam in sports helmets

L Foster, P Peketi, T Allen, T Senior, O Duncan… - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Auxetic open cell foam was used as the comfort layer within a sports
helmet and has been shown to reduce the severity of linear impacts. The work undertaken …

Influence of impact direction on the human head in prediction of subdural hematoma

S Kleiven - Journal of neurotrauma, 2003 - liebertpub.com
The objective of the present study was to analyze the effect of different loading directions
following impact, and to evaluate existing global head injury criteria. Detailed and …