TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Lumbar spine response of computational finite element models in multidirectional spaceflight landing conditions
JO  - Journal of biomechanical engineering
A1  - Ye, Xin
A1  - Jones, Derek A.
A1  - Gaewsky, James
A1  - Koya, Bharath
A1  - McNamara, Kyle
A1  - Saffarzadeh, Mona
A1  - Putnam, Jacob
A1  - Somers, Jeffrey
A1  - Gayzik, F. Scott
A1  - Stitzel, Joel D.
A1  - Weaver, Ashley
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The goals of this study are to compare the lumbar spine response variance between the Hybrid III, Test device for Human Occupant Restraint (THOR), and Global Human Body Models Consortium simplified 50th percentile (GHBMC M50-OS) finite element models, and evaluate the sensitivity of lumbar spine injury metrics to multidirectional acceleration pulses for spaceflight landing conditions. The Hybrid III, THOR, and GHBMC models were positioned in a baseline posture within a generic seat with side guards and a 5-point restraint system. Thirteen boundary conditions, which were categorized as loading condition variables and environmental variables, were included in the parametric study using a Latin Hypercube design of experiments. Each of the three models underwent 455 simulations for a total of 1,365 simulations. The Hybrid III and THOR models exhibited similar lumbar compression forces. The average lumbar compression force was 45% higher for Hybrid III (2.2±1.5 kN) and 51% higher for THOR (2.0±1.6 kN) compared to GHBMC (1.3±0.9 kN). Compared to Hybrid III, THOR sustained an average 64% higher lumbar flexion moment, and an average 436% higher lumbar extension moment. The GHBMC model sustained much lower bending moments compared to Hybrid III and THOR. Regressions revealed that lumbar spine responses were more sensitive to loading condition variables than environmental variables across all models. This study quantified the inter-model lumbar response variations and sensitivity between Hybrid III, THOR, and GHBMC. <br><br>RESULTS improve the understanding of lumbar spine response in spaceflight landings.<br><br>Copyright (c) 2019 by ASME.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0148-0731
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4045401
ID  - ref1
ER  -