Citation

Mital NK, Cheng R, Levine RS, King AI. Proc. Stapp Car Crash Conf. 1978; 22: 141-165.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Society of Automotive Engineers SAE)

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Abstract

Spinal kinematics and kinetics of human cadaveric specimens subjected to minus G//x acceleration are reported along with an attempt to design a surrogate spine for use in an anthropomorphic test device (ATD). There were a total of 30 runs on 9 emblamed and 2 unemblamed cadavers which were heavily instrumented. External photographic targets were attached to T1, T12 and the pelvis to record spinal kinematics. The subjects were restrained by upper and lower leg clamps attached to an impact seat equipped with a six-axis load cell. A rigid link 486 mm long and pinned at both ends was proposed for use in an ATD as a surrogate spine. An optimization method was used to obtain the location and length of a linkage which followed the least squares path of T1 relative to the pelvis.

Language: en