Citation

Nusholtz GS, Melvin JW, Alem NM. Proc. Stapp Car Crash Conf. 1979; 23: 499-541.

Affiliation

University of Michigan

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Society of Automotive Engineers SAE)

DOI

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Abstract

The response of the head to impact in the posterior-to-anterior direction was investigated with live anesthetized and post-mortem primates. The purpose was to relate animal test results to previous head impact tests conducted with cadavers and to study the differences between the living and post-mortem state in terms of mechanical response. The three-dimensional motion of the head, during and after impact, was derived from experimental measurements and expressed as kinematic quantities in various reference frames. This paper uses an additional method for describing the kinematics of head motion through the use of Frenet-Serret frame fields. The experimental technique used a nine-accelerometer system, mounted rigidly to the head, to measure head motions. Additional measurements included impact force, epidural pressure, and strains in the skull bone.

Language: en