2010 Poster Presentations

Identification of Occupant State Parameters Using a Pattern Recognition Methodology to Reduce the Risk of Injury in a Collision

T. Adam1, C. Untaroiu1, D. Bose1

1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia

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Conceptual Design Modification for Reducing Aortic Strain in a Left-Lateral Impact: A Design of Computer Experiments Study

A. Belwadi1, K. Yang1

1Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University

Poster

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Age-Related Changes in Geometric Characteristics of the Pediatric Thoracic Cage

A. Comeau1,2, T. Seacrist2, M. Maltese3, K. Arbogast2, A. Servaes4, S. Balasubramanian2

1Drexel University, 2Center for Injury Research and Prevention, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 4Department of Radiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Poster

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ACL Injury Biomechanics

K. Estes1, T. Goswami2

1Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2Department of BIE and Orthopedic Surgery, Wright State University

 

 

Design of a Device and Procedure for Characterizing the Response of the Pediatric Thorax Utilizing Nonparametric System Identification Techniques

K. Icke1, K. Moorhouse2, J. Bolte IV1

1Injury Biomechanics Research Laboratory, The Ohio State University, 2National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Poster

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Enhanced Reconstruction Methods for Determining Side Impact Injury Risk

N. Johnson1, H. C. Gabler2

1Virginia Tech – Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics, 2Virginia Tech – Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences

Poster

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Verifying Effects of Safety Technology: Side Impact Airbags

K. L. Loftis1, A. A. Weaver1, M.M. Yu1, J. D. Stitzel1

1Virginia Tech – Wake Forest Center for Injury Biomechanics

Poster

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Investigation of Freezing and Decay Effects on Material Properties of Porcine Abdominal Organs

Y. C. Lu1, Q. Zhang1, C. Untaroiu1

1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia

Poster

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High Speed Force Measurement System for Evaluation of Helmet Impact Load Distribution

R. Ouckama1, D. J. Pearsall1

1Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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Modifying Spike Jump Landing Biomechanics in Female Adolescent Volleyball Athletes Using Video and Verbal Feedback

J. L. Parsons1, M. JL. Alexander1

1Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Canada

Poster

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An Experimental and Finite Element Model for Traumatic Injury in Aorta

M. Shafieian1, K. Darvish1

1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University

Poster

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Applicability of CPR-Based Thoracic Stiffness and Damping Properties to the Motor Vehicle Crash Environment

A. Toh1, K. B. Arbogast2, M. R. Maltese2

1The University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, 2The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Poster

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A Finite Element Analysis of Drop Tower Testing on Human Livers

A. J. Vingle1, R. Dupaix1

1Mechanical Engineering Department, The Ohio State University

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Risk for Subsequent Mishaps among Airmen with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

C. R. Whitehead1,2, Col. T. S. Wells3, T. S. Webb3

1InfoSciTex Corporation, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, 2The Ohio State University College of Public Health, 3USAF AFMC 711 Human Performance Wing, RHPA, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio

Poster

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Mechanisms of Whiplash Injury Prevention Attributable to Energy-Absorbing Seat

M. Xiao1, P. Ivancic1

1Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine

Poster

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2010 Oral Presentations

 

Effects of Muscle Activation on Occupant Kinematics in Frontal Impacts

S. Beeman1, A. Kemper1, M. Madigan2, S. Duma1

1Virginia Tech – Wake Forest Center for Injury Biomechanics, 2Virginia Tech, Kevin P Granata Biomechanics Lab

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 Manuscript

 

Assessment of Strain Patterns in the Brain from Real-World Acceleration Data from Collegiate Football Players

K. Danelson1, S. Rowson2, S. Duma2, J. Stitzel1

1Virginia Tech – Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, 2Virginia Tech

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Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressures During Dynamic Contusion-Type Spinal Cord Injury in a Pig Model

C.F. Jones1,2, J.H.T. Lee2, B. K. Kwon2, P.A. Cripton1,2

1Orthopaedic and Injury Biomechanics Group, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Orthopaedics, 2International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries; University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada.

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Manuscript

 

Biomechanical Response of the PMHS Thorax to High Speed Lateral and Oblique Impacts

M. T. Long1, J. H. Bolte IV1

1Injury Biomechanics Research Laboratory, The Ohio State University

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High Speed Radiography Can Be Used to Measure Dynamic Spinal Cord Deformation in an in vivo Rodent Model

E. Lucas1,2, J. Liu2, C. Russell1,2, W. Tetzlaff2, P. Cripton1,2

1Orthopedic Injury Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada, 2International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, Canada

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A New Method to Determine Rib Geometry for a Personalized FEM of the Thorax

O. Mayeur1, P. Drazetic1, F. Chaari1, H. Guillemot1, R. Delille1

1Laboratory of Industrial and Human Automation, Mechanics, and Computer Science, University of Valenciennes – Batiment Jonas, France

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The Impact Response of Cranial Bone

J. A. Motherway1, M. D. Gilchrist1

1School of Electrical, Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland

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Manuscript

 

Oscillating Pressure Experiments on Porcine Aorta

V. Romanov1, S. Assari1, K. Darvish1

1Tissue Biomechanics Lab, College of Engineering, Temple University

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