Development and impact analysis of 3-year-old child FE human model
conference paper
In a previous study, a 3-year old child FE human model was developed by scaling down an adult male FE human model. Scaling down was performed for body dimensions, joint characteristics, and material properties. The focus of this current study is biofidelity validation and enhancement of the 3-year-old child FE human model. The biofidelity of the model was evaluated by simulating thoracic pendulum impact tests, abdominal pendulum impact tests, abdominal lap-belt tests and neck loading tests. Furthermore, the same impact simulations were performed using a Hybrid III 3-year-old dummy model to investigate the differences of impact response between the human and dummy numerical models. Finally, a second generation of the 3-year-old child FE human model was developed with the aim of improving biofidelity. Impact response tests were performed on this new model and a preliminary indication of the improved biofidelity was made from responses of a single pendulum impact scenario.
TNO Identifier
460804
ISSN
21915644
ISBN
9781604237597
Source title
25th Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics 2007, IMAC-XXV, 19-22 February 2007, Orlando, FL, USA
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