Astrid Linder

Adjunct Professor at Vehicle Safety

Astrid Linder is an Adjunct Professor in Injury Prevention at Chalmers University and Research Director of Traffic Safety at Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), responsible for the development of the research area crash safety and biomechanics. Traffic safety, models of the human in crash testing, injury prevention and crash related countermeasures are main fields of her research activity in which she has extensively published and presented around the world during the last two decades.

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Showing 59 publications

2023

COMPARISON OF HEAD-NECK KINEMATICS BETWEEN ISOLATED FINITE ELEMENT (FE) HEAD-NECK MODEL AND FULL-BODY MODEL IN LOW SEVERITY REAR-END IMPACT

I Putu Alit Putra, Johan Iraeus, Fusako Sato Sakayachi et al
27th ESV Conference Proceedings
Paper in proceeding
2023

Dummy Kinematics Assessment – Evaluation of a Combined Gyro and Accelerometer Set-up

Astrid Linder, Mattias Hjort, Mats Svensson
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI, p. 230-231
Paper in proceeding
2023

Holistic pedestrian safety assessment for average males and females

Christoph Leo, Anna M K Fredriksson, Ellen Grumert et al
Frontiers in Public Health. Vol. 11
Journal article
2023

Open-Source Tools for Road User Safety Abessment from the VIRTUAL Project

Astrid Linder, Philipp Heinzl, Johan Iraeus et al
Transportation Research Procedia. Vol. 72, p. 423-430
Paper in proceeding
2023

Comparison of injury predictors and kinematics of Human Body Models representing average female and male road users in car crashes

Corina Klug, Johan Iraeus, Jobin John et al
27th ESV Conference Proceedings
Paper in proceeding
2022

Tram to Pedestrian Collisions—Priorities and Potentials

Christian Lackner, Philipp Heinzl, Maria C. Rizzi et al
Frontiers in Future Transportation. Vol. 3
Journal article
2022

An Open-Source Finite Element Model of a Generic Car Seat: Development and Validation for Low-Severity Rear Impact Evaluations

Jonny Genzel, Anna K Carlsson, Astrid Linder et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2022-September, p. 229-242
Paper in proceeding
2021

Identifying and Characterizing Types of Balance Recovery Strategies Among Females and Males to Prevent Injuries in Free-Standing Public Transport Passengers

Jia Cheng Xu, Ary P. Silvano, Arne Keller et al
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 9
Journal article
2021

Optimization of Female Head–Neck Model with Active Reflexive Cervical Muscles in Low Severity Rear Impact Collisions

I Putu Alit Putra, Johan Iraeus, Fusako Sato Sakayachi et al
Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 49 (1), p. 115-128
Journal article
2021

Introduction of the VIVA+ Vulnerable Road User Models

Corina Klug, Johan Iraeus, Jobin John et al
Other conference contribution
2021

Dynamic Responses of Female Volunteers in Rear Impact Sled Tests at Two Head Restraint Distances

Anna K Carlsson, Stefan Horion, Johan Davidsson et al
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 9
Journal article
2021

Human Response to Longitudinal Perturbations of Standing Passengers on Public Transport During Regular Operation

Simon Krasna, Arne Keller, Astrid Linder et al
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 9
Journal article
2021

A biomechanical quantification of an effective balance recovery strategy in free-standing females and males using OpenSim

Jia Cheng Xu, Ary P. Silvano, Jiota Nusia et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2021, p. 335-336
Paper in proceeding
2021

Design and Evaluation of the Initial 50th Percentile Female Prototype Rear Impact Dummy, BioRID P50F–Indications for the need of an additional dummy size

Anna K Carlsson, Johan Davidsson, Astrid Linder et al
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 9
Journal article
2021

Are There Any Significant Differences in Terms of Age and Sex in Pedestrian and Cyclist Accidents?

Christoph Leo, Maria C. Rizzi, Niels M. Bos et al
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 9
Journal article
2020

Towards occupant protections for both men and women

Fusako Sato Sakayachi, Karin Brolin, Mats Svensson et al
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Vol. 975, p. 603-615
Paper in proceeding
2020

Kinematics Evaluation of Female Head-Neck Model with Reflexive Neck Muscles in Low-Speed Rear Impact

I Putu Alit Putra, Johan Iraeus, Jason Fice et al
Other conference contribution
2020

VIRTUAL - a European approach to foster the uptake of virtual testing in vehicle safety assessment

Astrid Linder, Ragnhild J. Davidse, Johan Iraeus et al
Proceedings of 8th Transport Research Arena TRA 2020
Paper in proceeding
2019

Road safety: the average male as a norm in vehicle occupant crash safety assessment

Astrid Linder, Mats Svensson
Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. Vol. 44 (2), p. 140-153
Journal article
2019

Comparison of control strategies for the cervical muscles of an average female head-neck finite element model

I Putu Alit Putra, Johan Iraeus, Robert Thomson et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 20 (sup2), p. S116-S122
Journal article
2019

Review of average sized male and female occupant models in European regulatory safety assessment tests and European laws: Gaps and bridging suggestions

Astrid Linder, Wanna Svedberg
Accident Analysis and Prevention. Vol. 127, p. 156-162
Journal article
2019

Analysis of pedestrian injuries in pedestrian-car collisions with focus on age and gender

Christoph Leo, Corina Klug, Maria Ohlin et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI, p. 256-257
Paper in proceeding
2019

Analysis of Swedish and Dutch accident data on cyclist injuries in cyclist-car collisions

Christoph Leo, Corina Klug, Maria Ohlin et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 20 (sup2), p. 160-162
Journal article
2018

Anti-lock Braking System on Bicycles: A pilot study on influence on stability

Astrid Linder, Gunilla Sörensen, Ary P. Silvano
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2018-April, p. 47-48
Paper in proceeding
2018

Average male and female virtual dummy model (BioRID and EvaRID) simulations with two seat concepts in the Euro NCAP low severity rear impact test configuration

Astrid Linder, Kristian Holmqvist, Mats Svensson
Accident Analysis and Prevention. Vol. 114, p. 62-70
Journal article
2018

Biofidelity Implications for Developing Design Concept of Female Physical Test Device based on Human Body Simulations

I Putu Alit Putra, Karin Brolin, Johan Iraeus et al
Oxford abstracts
Paper in proceeding
2017

A female head–neck model for rear impact simulations

Jonas Östh, Manuel Mendoza-Vazquez, Fusako Sato Sakayachi et al
Journal of Biomechanics. Vol. 51, p. 49-56
Journal article
2017

The VIVA OpenHBM Finite Element 50th Percentile Female Occupant Model: Whole Body Model Development and Kinematic Validation

Jonas Östh, Manuel Mendoza-Vazquez, Astrid Linder et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2017-September, p. 443-466
Paper in proceeding
2017

Average-sized male and female rear-impact dummy models in simulations of real world cases addressing sensitivity in Whiplash associated disorder assessment

Fusako Sato Sakayachi, Kristian Holmqvist, Astrid Linder et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2017-September, p. 623-641
Paper in proceeding
2016

Simulations with average male and female dummy models with two seat concepts in the Euro NCAP low severity rear impact test configuration

Astrid Linder, Kristian Holmqvist, Mats Svensson
17th International Conference Road Safety On Five Continents (RS5C 2016), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 17-19 May 2016
Paper in proceeding
2016

Development of a 50th Percentile Female Human Body Model

Jonas Östh, Manuel Mendoza-Vazquez, Mats Svensson et al
2016 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings - International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, p. 573-575
Paper in proceeding
2016

A Female Ligamentous Cervical Spine Finite Element Model Validated for Physiological Loads

Jonas Östh, Karin Brolin, Mats Svensson et al
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Vol. 138 (6), p. Art. no. 061005-
Journal article
2015

Low severity rear impact simulations with average male and female dummy models in Euro NCAP test configuration

Astrid Linder, Kristian Holmqvist, Mats Svensson
Proceedings of the 2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference 14 - 16 October, Gold Coast, Australia
Paper in proceeding
2015

Aiming for an Average Female Virtual Human Body Model for Seat Performance Assessment in Rear-End Impacts

Karin Brolin, Jonas Östh, Fusako Sato Sakayachi et al
The 24th ESV Conference Proceedings
Other conference contribution
2014

Anthropometric Specifications, Development, and Evaluation of EvaRID-A 50th Percentile Female Rear Impact Finite Element Dummy Model

Anna K Carlsson, Fred Chang, Paul Lemmen et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 15 (8), p. 855-865
Journal article
2013

Seat Optimisation Considering Reduction of Neck Injuries for Female and Male Occupants – Applications of the EvaRID Model and a Loading Device Representing a 50th Percentile Female

Paul Lemmen, Amit Gupta, Apoorva Lakshminarayana et al
The 23rd International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) Seoul (Korea), May 27-30, 2013
Other conference contribution
2013

Occupant Diversity in Modelling and Evaluation Related to SoftTissue Neck Injuries in Low Severity Impact

Astrid Linder, Robert Thomson, Mats Svensson et al
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference Road Safety on Four Continents: Beijing, China. 15-17 May 2013
Paper in proceeding
2013

ADSEAT – Adaptive seat to reduce neck injuries for female and male occupants

Astrid Linder, Sylvia Schick, Wolfram Hell et al
Accident Analysis and Prevention. Vol. 60, p. 334-343
Journal article
2012

Seat testing to investigate the female neck injury risk – preliminary results using a new female dummy prototype

Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Toni Weber, Mats Svensson et al
Proceedings: IRCOBI Conference; September 12–14; Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Paper in proceeding
2012

ADSEAT - Adaptive Seat to Reduce Neck Injuries for Female and Male Occupants

Astrid Linder, Schick Sylvia, Hell Wolfram et al
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. Vol. 48, p. 1907-1922
Paper in proceeding
2012

Influence of Gender, Height, Weight, Age, Seated Position and Collision Site related to Neck Pain Symptoms in Rear End Impacts

Astrid Linder, Stefan Olsen, Jenny Eriksson et al
Proceedings: IRCOBI Conference; September 12-14, 2012; Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Paper in proceeding
2012

Motion of the Head and Neck of Female and Male Volunteers in Rear Impact Car-to-Car Impacts

Anna K Carlsson, Gunter P. Siegmund, Astrid Linder et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 13 (4), p. 378-387
Journal article
2012

EvaRID ‐ A 50th Percentile Female Rear Impact Finite Element Dummy Model

Anna K Carlsson, Fred Chang, Paul Lemmen et al
Proceedings: IRCOBI Conference; September 12-14; Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Paper in proceeding
2011

Dynamic Kinematic Responses of Female Volunteers in Rear Impacts and Comparison to Previous Male Volunteer Tests

Anna K Carlsson, Astrid Linder, Johan Davidsson et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 12 (4), p. 347-357
Journal article
2011

EvaRID - Anthropometric and Biomechanical Specification of a Finite Element Dummy Model of an Average Female for Rear Impact Testing

Astrid Linder, Mats Svensson, Anna K Carlsson et al
The 22nd International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) Washington, D.C., June 13-16, 2011, p. 1-14
Other conference contribution
2010

Motion of the Head and Neck of Female and Male Volunteers

Anna K Carlsson, Gunter P. Siegmund, Astrid Linder et al
IRCOBI Conference – Hanover (Germany), p. 29-39
Paper in proceeding
2010

EvaRID: a dummy model representing females in rear end impacts

Fred Chang, Anna K Carlsson, Paul Lemmen et al
Proc. Whiplash 2010, 3rd International Conference, Munich, November 18 – 20, 2010
Paper in proceeding
2008

BioRID II manikin and human seating position in relation to car head restraint

B. Jonsson, Mats Svensson, Astrid Linder et al
International Journal of Crashworthiness. Vol. 13 (5), p. 479-485
Journal article
2008

Female Volunteer Motion in Rear Impact Sled Tests in Comparison to Results From Earlier Male Volunteer Tests

Anna K Carlsson, Astrid Linder, Mats Svensson et al
IRCOBI Conference – Bern (Switzerland) – September 2008, p. 461-464
Paper in proceeding
2008

Dynamic Responses of Female and Male Volunteers in Rear Impacts

Astrid Linder, Anna K Carlsson, Mats Svensson et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 9, p. 592-599
Journal article
2008

Dynamic Responses of Female and Male Volunteers in Rear Impacts

Anna K Carlsson, Astrid Linder, Mats Svensson et al
World Congress on Neck Pain, January, 20-22, 2008, Los Angeles CA
Other conference contribution
2002

Design and Validation of the Neck for a Rear Impact Dummy (BioRID I)

Astrid Linder, Mats Svensson, Johan Davidsson et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 3 (2), p. 167-174
Journal article
2002

Evaluation of the BioRID P3 and the Hybrid III in Pendulum Impacts to the Back: A Comparison with Human Subject Test Data

Astrid Linder, Mats Svensson, David Viano
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 3, p. 159-166
Journal article
2001

Acceleration pulses and crash severity in low velocity rear impacts—real world data and barrier tests

Astrid Linder, Matthew Avery, Maria Krafft et al
ESV Conference. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Other conference contribution
1998

The New Neck Design for the Rear-End Impact Dummy, BioRID I

Astrid Linder, Mats Svensson, Anders Flogård et al
Proceeding 42nd AAAM Conference, p. 179-192
Paper in proceeding
1998

Human Volunteer Kinematics in Rear-End Sled Collisions

Johan Davidsson, Cristian Deutcher, Wolfram Hell et al
Proceeding of the 1998 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, p. 289-301
Paper in proceeding

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Showing 3 research projects

2022–2023

Virtual Crash Testing - Tools and methods for vehicle occupant safety

Mats Svensson Injury Prevention
Jobin John Injury Prevention
Astrid Linder Vehicle Safety
VINNOVA

2018–2022

Open Access Virtual Testing Protocols for Enhanced Road User Safety (VIRTUAL)

I Putu Alit Putra Vehicle Safety
Lotta Jakobsson Vehicle Safety
Robert Thomson Vehicle Safety
Alexandros Leledakis Vehicle Safety
Johan Iraeus Vehicle Safety
Astrid Linder Vehicle Safety
Jonny Genzel Vehicle Safety
Jobin John Injury Prevention
Mats Svensson Vehicle Safety
European Commission (EC)

29 publications exist
2017–2019

Virtual Vehicle Safety Assessment Step 2: Open Source Human Body Models and Crash Testing (Viva II)

Mats Svensson Vehicle Safety
Robert Thomson Vehicle Safety
Johan Iraeus Vehicle Safety
I Putu Alit Putra Vehicle Safety
Astrid Linder Vehicle Safety
VINNOVA

8 publications exist
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