Title :
The biomechanical investigation of cervical spine injury in case of Vehicle crash using finite-element approach
Author :
Azimi, Amir ; Rouhollahi, Amir ; Sadeghimehr, Mohsen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Buali Sina Univ., Hamadan, Iran
Abstract :
Nowadays, People safe driving is one the greatest concerns of health authorities. Having mentioned to this issue, we must predict effective criterions in Vehicle crash injuries. In case of the crash, Belts usually can decrease damages unless a high speed crash occurs, Belts expose occupants to be hurt because of head rotation. Dummies are commonly believed to be the remarkable surrogate of a human body in crash tests. Cost a fortune, time-consuming and being unrepeatable make us use of finite-element analysis (FEA) to simulate the various components of spine injuries. The aims of this study were to calculate cervical vertebra´s stress distribution in case of front impact with free rotational movement of the head (without considering the interaction of the body´s head to steer, dashboard and so on).
Keywords :
biomechanics; bone; finite element analysis; impact testing; injuries; medical computing; vehicle dynamics; belt; biomechanical investigation; cervical spine injury; cervical vertebra stress distribution; crash test; finite element analysis; finite-element approach; head; head rotation; human body; rotational movement; vehicle crash injury; Bones; Head; Injuries; Magnetic heads; Stress; Three dimensional displays; Vehicle crash testing;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering (ICBME), 2011 18th Iranian Conference of
Conference_Location :
Tehran
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1004-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICBME.2011.6168557
