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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
An Experimental and Finite Element Model for Traumatic Injury in Aorta
M. Shafieian1, K. Darvish1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University
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
A Finite Element Analysis of Drop Tower Testing on Human Livers
A. J. Vingle1, R. Dupaix1
1Mechanical Engineering Department, The Ohio State University
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
The Impact Response of Cranial Bone
J. A. Motherway1, M. D. Gilchrist1
1School of Electrical, Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland
Oscillating Pressure Experiments on Porcine Aorta
V. Romanov1, S. Assari1, K. Darvish1
1Tissue Biomechanics Lab, College of Engineering, Temple University