Influence of head boundary conditions in pedestrian real world head trauma simulations

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Munsch, Marie¹; Anderson, Robert²; Deck, Caroline¹; Ludes, Bertrand³; Willinger, Rémy¹

Influence of head boundary conditions in pedestrian real world head trauma simulations

Proceedings of the 2009 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact

Affiliations

¹University of Strasbourg, IMFS-CNRS, Strasbourg, France

²Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide, Australia

³University of Strasbourg, IML, Strasbourg, France
Abstract and keywords

The aim of this work is to study the influence of head boundary conditions during real-world pedestrian head trauma simulation. Both Multi-Body System (MBS) and Finite Element (FE) models are used for pedestrian-versus-vehicle accident reconstructions. Four head boundary conditions are studied (from an isolated head to a head attached to the whole body). The effect of each configuration on head mechanical response parameters is computed. The responses include rigid-body kinematics responses as well as the intra-cerebral responses of a head FE model. It appears that head boundary conditions at neck level are significant, especially in terms of intra-cerebral response.

Keywords: Head trauma simulation; Pedestrian; Multi Body System; Finite Element Head Model

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