Biomechanics
Host: Crash Safety Division - Department of Machine and Vehicle Design
Navigator: Ass. Prof. Jikuang Yang
Here are few relevant links which are helpful to get into the biomechanics
of the vehicle chrash safety:
Crash Dummy Research
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Crash Analysis Center
Tisdag 15/5; 10.00-11.45 - FL74: INTRODUCTION - Overview of Biomechanics (Per
Lövsund)
- Biomechanics for understanding injuries in vehicle traffic accidents
- Injuries and injury mechanisms
- Methods in biomechanics study: biological, mechanical, and mathematical models
- Engineering design to avoid or minimize accidental injuries
Onsdag 16/5; 13.15-15.00 - FL74 (and crash lab.): EXPERIMENTAL STUDY (Hugo Mellander)
- Demostration of crash test with dummy
- Instrumentation and measurement in the test
- Analysis of test results
Fredag 18/5; 13.15-15.00 - FL74 (and computer lab.): COMPUTER SIMULATION STUDY (Jikuang Yang)
- Demonstration of mathematical models to simulate crash events
- Calculated physical parameters in mathematical models
- Analysis of simulation results