EVALUATION OF THE APPLICABILITY OF THE NECK INJURY CRITERION (NIC) IN REAR END IMPACTS ON THE BASIS OF HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS
Paper in proceeding, 1998

The purpose of this investigation is to apply the neck injury criterion (NIC) Criterion to data measured in human subject tests. 70 volunteer tests and 28 cadaver tests were analyzed in order to investigate the movement of the human spine. The NIC was calculated for all these tests and compared to other data that could be of interest for neck injuries (for instance angular acceleration of the head). It is concluded that the NIC in conjunction with other parameters is a useful indicator for the prediction of neck injuries following rear end impacts.

Author

Arno Eichberger

Hermann Steffan

Bertram Geigl

Mats Svensson

Department of Injury Prevention

P. E. Leinzinger

Mario Darok

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1998 INTERNATIONAL IRCOBI CONFERENCE ON THE BIOMECHANICS OF IMPACT

321-233

Areas of Advance

Transport

Subject Categories

Vehicle Engineering

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10/8/2017