TY - GEN
T1 - Prediction of the physical motion of the human body based on muscle activity during pre-impact braking
AU - Ejima, Susumu
AU - Zama, Yoshio
AU - Satou, Fusako
AU - Holcombe, Sven
AU - Ono, Koshiro
AU - Kaneoka, Koji
AU - Shiina, Itsuo
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - The purpose of this study is to predict the physical motion of the human body under pre-crash conditions. Low speed front impact tests on human volunteers were conducted using a linear-motor sled with the rigid seat, steering wheel and seat-belt. During the experiments, the subject's physical motion, acceleration, and EMG signals were recorded. When the subject's muscles were initially relaxed, muscle responses were observed to start activation at around 130ms after the onset of acceleration. Furthermore, the head-neck-torso accelerations were strongly influenced by the muscle activity after the impact. The major body region such as head, neck and pelvis were constrained by the related muscle.
AB - The purpose of this study is to predict the physical motion of the human body under pre-crash conditions. Low speed front impact tests on human volunteers were conducted using a linear-motor sled with the rigid seat, steering wheel and seat-belt. During the experiments, the subject's physical motion, acceleration, and EMG signals were recorded. When the subject's muscles were initially relaxed, muscle responses were observed to start activation at around 130ms after the onset of acceleration. Furthermore, the head-neck-torso accelerations were strongly influenced by the muscle activity after the impact. The major body region such as head, neck and pelvis were constrained by the related muscle.
KW - Biomechanics
KW - Frontal impacts
KW - Occupants
KW - Volunteers
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80755137575
SN - 9783033015807
T3 - International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury - 2008 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Injury, Proceedings
SP - 163
EP - 175
BT - International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury - 2008 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Injury, Proceedings
T2 - 2008 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Injury
Y2 - 17 September 2008 through 19 September 2008
ER -