Citation

Yanaoka T, Dokko Y. Trans. Soc. Automot. Eng. Jpn. 2014; 45(6): 1111-1116.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan)

DOI

10.11351/jsaeronbun.45.1111

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

High frequency of fatal head injuries of the elderly is one of the important issues in traffic accidents in Japan. While a human head/brain FE model is a useful tool to investigate head injury mechanism, there has not been a research result using a model considering the structural and qualitative changes of the brain by aging. In this research, to get the basic knowledge to consider a new injury criterion for brain injury of the elderly, the generational difference of intracranial responses related to traumatic brain injuries (TBI) under impact loading was clarified using age-specific human head/brain FE models.

Language: ja

Keywords

Brain Injury; Generational Difference; Human FE Model; injury mechanism; protection of older people/child protection; safety