Bengt Pipkorn

Adjunct Professor at Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2)

My research field is automotive safety with special focus on mathematical analysis of vehicle occupant protection. I am carrying out research in mainly human body modelling.

Future projects are aimed at improving and extending injury prediction capability of human body models. In addition the plan is to develop the capability of the human body models to in addition to severe and fatal injuries also address impairing injuries. In particular principles for potential countermeasures will be included in the research. In addition the supervision of Ph.D. students will be continued and increased in the area of human body modeling and occupant protection.

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2024

Sensitivity of GHBMC Lumbar Spine Biomechanical Response to Subject-specific Geometric Morphing and Soft Tissue Material Property Scaling

Sophia K. Tushak, Varun Bollapragada, Cody O'Cain et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. Part 202371, p. 77-89
Paper in proceeding
2024

Sled Tests for Development of HIII CAE Dummy Certification Method

Bengt Pipkorn, M. Valdano, Martin Östling et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. Part 202371, p. 626-654
Paper in proceeding
2024

Evaluation of AIS3+ car occupant injuries using deterministic and probabilistic methods in frontal crashes

M. Valdano, J. R. Jiménez-Octavio, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 27 (12), p. 1714-1730
Journal article
2024

Simulating Pelvis Kinematics from Belt and Seat Loading in Frontal Car Crash Scenarios: Important Boundary Conditions that Influence the Outcome

Erik Brynskog, Johan Iraeus, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Vol. In Press
Journal article
2024

Bicyclist Shoulder Forces in Car-to-Bicycle Crash and Single-Bicycle Crash Simulations

Bei Li, Bengt Pipkorn, Jolyon Carroll
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. Part 202371, p. 930-931
Paper in proceeding
2024

Preparing for Virtual Testing for Crashworthiness: Proposing a Method for Certifying ATD Models for Frontal Crash Assessments

M. Valdano, Martin Östling, Linda Eriksson et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. Part 202371, p. 605-625
Paper in proceeding
2024

Quantifying rider posture variability in powered two- and three-wheelers for safety assessment

Linus Lundin, Maria Oikonomou, Athanasios Lioras et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 25 (7), p. 956-967
Journal article
2024

A First Step Toward a Family of Morphed Human Body Models Enabling Prediction of Population Injury Outcomes

Karl-Johan Larsson, Jonas Östh, Johan Iraeus et al
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Vol. 146 (3)
Journal article
2023

Analysis of the spinal 3D motion of postmortem human surrogates in nearside oblique impacts

Ana Piqueras Lorente, Bengt Pipkorn, Johan Iraeus et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 24 (1), p. 69-74
Journal article
2023

ASSESSMENT OF PASSENGER SAFETY IN FUTURE CARS - IDENTIFYING THE REAL-WORLD NEEDS TOWARDS SAFETY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

Lotta Jakobsson, Martin Östling, Mats Svensson et al
27th ESV Conference Proceedings
Paper in proceeding
2023

Personalization of human body models and beyond via image registration

Xiaogai Li, Qiantailang Yuan, Natalia Lindgren et al
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 11
Journal article
2023

GHBMC-M50-specific Lumbar Spine Fracture Risk Prediction Considering Two Different Metrics

Sophia K. Tushak, B. D. Gepner, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI, p. 586-588
Paper in proceeding
2023

Comparison of head injuries during small and moderate overlap in motor vehicle crashes

Junaid Shaikh, Bengt Pipkorn
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI, p. 78-80
Paper in proceeding
2023

Predicting occupant head displacements in evasive maneuvers; tuning and comparison of a rotational based and a translational based neck muscle controller

Emma Larsson, Johan Iraeus, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 11
Journal article
2023

Assessment of the sensitivity of thoracic injury criteria to subject-specific characteristics using human body models

Ana Piqueras, Johan Iraeus, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 11
Journal article
2023

Development of Powered Two-Wheeler PMHS Crash Test Methodology

Mara Van Meter, Jolyon Carroll, Shiyang Meng et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI, p. 504-506
Paper in proceeding
2023

Methodology to geometrically age human body models to average and subject-specific anthropometrics, demonstrated using a small stature female model assessed in a side impact

M. A. Corrales, J. H. Bolte, S. Malcolm et al
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 26 (10), p. 1208-1219
Journal article
2023

Influences of human thorax variability on population rib fracture risk prediction using human body models

Karl-Johan Larsson, Johan Iraeus, Sven Holcombe et al
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 11
Journal article
2022

Forearm Impactor Tests for Development of Injury Risk Assessment Capability

Bengt Pipkorn, Jason Forman, M. Björklund et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2022-September, p. 430-438
Paper in proceeding
2022

Evaluation of the GHBMC Lumbar Spine in Sub-injurious and Injurious Loading

Sophia K. Tushak, B. D. Gepner, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2022-September, p. 866-883
Paper in proceeding
2022

Population Variance in Pelvic Response to Lateral Impacts - A Global Sensitivity Analysis

Erik Brynskog, Johan Iraeus, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2022-September, p. 173-196
Paper in proceeding
2022

Evaluation of GHBMC, THUMS and SAFER Human Body Models in Frontal Impacts in Reclined Postures

B. D. Gepner, Daniel Perez-Rapela, Jason Forman et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2022-September, p. 116-143
Paper in proceeding
2022

Effects of Automated Emergency Braking and Seatbelt Pre-Pretensioning on Occupant Injury Risks in High-Severity Frontal Crashes

Ekant Mishra, K. Mroz, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Frontiers in Future Transportation. Vol. 3
Journal article
2022

Influence of Individual Ribcage Shape Variability on Occupant Rib Fracture Risk

Karl-Johan Larsson, Johan Iraeus, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2022-September, p. 667-684
Paper in proceeding
2022

Evaluation of a diverse population of morphed human body models for prediction of vehicle occupant crash kinematics

Karl-Johan Larsson, Bengt Pipkorn, Johan Iraeus et al
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 25 (10), p. 1125 -1155
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
2022

Assessment of in situ chest deflection of post mortem human subjects (PMHS) and personalized human body models (HBM) in nearside oblique impacts

Ana Piqueras, Bengt Pipkorn, Johan Iraeus et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 23 (4), p. 181-186
Journal article
2021

Rib Cortical Bone Fracture Risk as a Function of Age and Rib Strain: Updated Injury Prediction Using Finite Element Human Body Models

Karl-Johan Larsson, Amanda Blennow, Johan Iraeus et al
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 9
Journal article
2021

Assessment of Madymo Active Human Body Model Kinematics and Dynamics by means of Human Volunteer Response at Low-Speed Frontal Impacts

Manuel Valdano, Jesús R. Jiménez-Octavio, Carmen M. Vives-Torres et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2021-September, p. 122-135
Paper in proceeding
2021

Numerical Reproducibility of Human Body Model Crash Simulations

Jonas Östh, Bengt Pipkorn, Jimmy Forsberg et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2021-September, p. 431-443
Paper in proceeding
2021

Validation of the SAFER Human Body Model Kinematics in Far-Side Impacts

Bengt Pipkorn, Jonas Östh, Erik Brynskog et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2021-September, p. 444-476
Paper in proceeding
2020

Sensitivity of Local Male and Female Ankle Geometries on Soft Tissue Injury Prediction Metrics in Morphed Finite Element Models

Carolyn Roberts, J. R. Kerrigan, Jason Forman et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI, p. 215-216
Paper in proceeding
2020

A Method for Defining Failure Tolerance of the Lumbar Spine in Combined Loading

Sophia K. Tushak, R. Richardson, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI, p. 823-824
Paper in proceeding
2020

Head Injury Risks and Countermeasures for a Bicyclist Impacted by a Passenger Vehicle

Bengt Pipkorn, Victor Alvarez, Madelen Fahlstedt et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI, p. 289-306
Paper in proceeding
2020

Occupant injuries in light passenger vehicles - A NASS study to enable priorities for development of injury prediction capabilities of human body models

Bengt Pipkorn, Johan Iraeus, Mats Linquist et al
Accident Analysis and Prevention. Vol. 138
Journal article
2019

Comparison of human body models in frontal crashes with reclined seatback

B. D. Gepner, D. Draper, K. Mroz et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI, p. 293-307
Paper in proceeding
2019

Suitability of enhanced head injury criteria for vehicle rating

Marc van Slagmaat, Matthew B. Panzer, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 20 (sup2), p. S189-S192
Journal article
2019

Active Human Body Model Predictions Compared to Volunteer Response in Experiments with Braking, Lane Change, and Combined Manoeuvres

Emma Larsson, Johan Iraeus, Jason Fice et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI (S1-9), p. 349-369
Paper in proceeding
2019

Evaluation of the Benefits of Parametric Human Body Model Morphing for Prediction of Injury to Elderly Occupants in Side Impact

Karl-Johan Larsson, Bengt Pipkorn, Johan Iraeus et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI (S1-5), p. 150-174
Paper in proceeding
2019

Passenger muscle responses in lane change and lane change with braking maneuvers using two belt configurations: Standard and reversible pre-pretensioner

Ghazaleh Ghaffari, Karin Brolin, Bengt Pipkorn et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 20 (sup1), p. S43-S51
Journal article
2019

Development and Validation of a Generic Finite Element Ribcage to be used for Strain-based Fracture Prediction

Johan Iraeus, Bengt Pipkorn
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI (S1-5), p. 193-210
Paper in proceeding
2019

Detailed subject-specific FE rib modeling for fracture prediction

Johan Iraeus, Linus Lundin, Simon Storm et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 20 (sup2), p. S88-S95
Journal article
2019

Comparison of the simplified GHBMC to PMHS kinematics in far-side impact

Daniel Perez-Rapela, Craig Markusic, Bryant Whitcomb et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI, p. 260-281
Paper in proceeding
2019

Multi-Scale Validation of a Rib Fracture Prediction Method for Human Body Models

Bengt Pipkorn, Johan Iraeus, Magnus Björklund et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2019, p. 175-192
Paper in proceeding
2018

Comparison of WorldSID to PMHS kinematics in far-side impact

Daniel Perez-Rapela, Craig Markusic, Bryant Whitcomb et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2018-September, p. 630-654
Paper in proceeding
2018

Evaluation of adaptive belt restraint systems for the protection of elderly occupants in frontal impacts

K. Mroz, Bengt Pipkorn, C. Sunnevang et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2018-September, p. 60-75
Paper in proceeding
2018

Occupant protection in far-side impacts

Bengt Pipkorn, Karl-Johan Larsson, Daniel Perez Rapela et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2018-September, p. 76-105
Paper in proceeding
2018

Kinematic assessment of subject personification of human body models (THUMS)

Ana Piqueras-Lorente, Johan Iraeus, A. Lorente et al
Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. Vol. 2018-September, p. 191-206
Paper in proceeding
2018

Chest injuries of elderly Post Mortem Human Surrogates (PMHS) under seat belt and airbag loading in frontal sled impacts. Comparison to matching THOR tests

F. J. Lopez-Valdes, K. Mroz, Andre Eggers et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 19 (suppl 2), p. S55-S63
Journal article
2017

Evaluation of Adaptive Carbon Fiber Reinforced Door Beams

Bengt Pipkorn, Jan Krollmann, Jan-Mark Opelka et al
International Journal of Vehicle Design. Vol. 74 (2)
Journal article
2016

Assessment of an Innovative Seatbelt with Independent Control of the Shoulder and Lap Portions Using THOR Tests, the THUMS Model and PMHS Tests

Bengt Pipkorn, F. J. Lopez-Valdes, O. Juste-Lorente et al
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 17, p. 124-130
Journal article
2016

Study of the Kinematics of the THOR dummy in Nearside Oblique Impacts

Bengt Pipkorn, F. J. Lopez-Valdes, O. Juste-Lorente et al
2016 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings - International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury
Paper in proceeding
2015

Muscle Activation Strategies in Human Body Models for the Development of Integrated Safety

Jonas Östh, Karin Brolin, Jóna Marin Olafsdottir et al
The 24th ESV Conference Proceedings
Other conference contribution
2013

Rear Seat Child Safety in Near-Side Impacts: A Modeling Study of Common Sitting Positions

Marianne Andersson, Bengt Pipkorn, Per Lövsund
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 14 (2), p. 198-208
Journal article
2012

Evaluation of the Head Kinematics of the Q3 Model and a Modified Q3 Model by Means of Crash Reconstruction

Marianne Andersson, Bengt Pipkorn, Per Lövsund
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 13 (6), p. 600-611
Journal article
2012

Parameter study for child injury mitigation in near side impacts through FE simulations

Marianne Andersson, Bengt Pipkorn, Per Lövsund
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 13 (2), p. 182-192
Journal article
2011

Characteristics of crashes involving injured children in side impacts

Marianne Andersson, Kristy Arbogast, Bengt Pipkorn et al
International Journal of Crashworthiness. Vol. 16 (4), p. 365-373
Journal article
2010

Comparison of Hybrid III and human body models in evaluating thoracic response for various seat belt and airbag loading conditions

Krystoffer Mroz, Ola Boström, Bengt Pipkorn et al
IRCOBI Conference, p. 265-279
Paper in proceeding
2009

Child Safety in Vehicles: Validation of a mathematical model and development of restraint system design guidelines for 3-year-olds through mathematical simulations

Marianne Johansson, Bengt Pipkorn, Per Lövsund
Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 10 (5), p. 467-478
Journal article
2008

Mathematical Occupant Models in Side Impacts - A Validation Study with Particular Emphasis on the Torso and Shoulder and their Influence on Head and Neck Motion

Bengt Pipkorn, Peter Halldin, Lotta Jakobsson et al
International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, p. 99-114
Paper in proceeding
2008

Validation of a Human Body Model for Frontal Crash and its Use for Chest Injury Prediction

Bengt Pipkorn, K. Mroz
SAE Technical Papers
Journal article
2008

On Vehicle Design for Adaptive Front Structure

Bengt Pipkorn, Robert Thomson
International Conference on Crashworthiness
Paper in proceeding
2004

Structural adaptivity for acceleration level reduction in passenger car frontal collisions

Linus Wågström, Robert Thomson, Bengt Pipkorn
International Journal of Crashworthiness. Vol. 9 (2), p. 121-127
Journal article

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Showing 4 research projects

2021–2024

Motorcycle Rider Model For Injury Prediction

Bengt Pipkorn Vehicle Safety
Mats Svensson Injury Prevention
Johan Iraeus Injury Prevention
Linus Lundin Injury Prevention
VINNOVA

2 publications exist
2020–2024

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Mats Svensson Injury Prevention
Karl-Johan Larsson Vehicle Safety
Lotta Jakobsson Vehicle Safety
Johan Iraeus Injury Prevention
Melina Makris Design & Human Factors
Bengt Pipkorn Vehicle Safety
Anna-Lisa Osvalder Design and Human Factors
VINNOVA

8 publications exist
2019–2022

Pelvis and spine injury predicting models for women and men in a variety of sitting postures in future autonomous cars

Bengt Pipkorn Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2)
Johan Davidsson Injury Prevention
Erik Brynskog Injury Prevention
Lotta Jakobsson Vehicle Safety
Johan Iraeus Injury Prevention
Jonas Östh Vehicle Safety
FFI - Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation

5 publications exist
2017–2020

Assessment of Passenger Safety in Future Cars

Mats Svensson Vehicle Safety
Bengt Pipkorn Vehicle Safety
Anna-Lisa Osvalder Design and Human Factors
Lotta Jakobsson Vehicle Safety
Johan Iraeus Vehicle Safety
Karl-Johan Larsson Vehicle Safety
VINNOVA

4 publications exist
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