Citation

Lemmen P, Hynd D, Carroll J, Davidsson J, Been B, Song E, Steeger B. Procedia Soc. Behav. Sci. 2012; 48: 1649-1661.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.06.1140

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Thoracic injuries are one of the dominant causes of fatalities and severe injuries in car crashes today. The tools available today for studying these injuries are not up to par with the latest implementation of restraint systems and airbags. THORAX is a collaborative medium scale project under the Seventh Framework, Theme 7 Transport which focusses on reduction and prevention of thoracic injuries through:•
Understanding the thoracic injury mechanisms
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Implementation of this understanding in numerical computer models and
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Implementation of an updated thorax design in a crash test dummy


The models and dummy will enable the design and evaluation of advanced restraint systems for a wide variety (gender, age and size) of car occupants. The THORAX project started in February 2009. This paper presents results achieved during the first two years of the project including outcomes of accident surveys, human body modelling activities and hardware dummy developments.