A New Fluid Dynamic Module to Extend Human Body FE-Modelling for Multidisciplinary Prediction of Whiplash Injury
Conference poster, 2025

Whiplash injuries stand for over 50% of Sweden’s traffic injury costs. Females have twice the risk, but only male size is tested. The injuries are non-life-threatening but often cause medical impairment. Caused below ∆v 25 km/h.

Collaboration at M2, Vehicle Safety and Fluid Dynamics gave a fluid dynamics software for Human Body Model (HBM) families that predicts nerve injury.

The aim: Improve HBM whiplash injury assessment capability. The HBM motion is coupled to Fluid Dynamics simulation.

Whiplash Injury

Nerve Injury

Finite Element Modelling

Human Body Model

Fluid Dynamics Simulation

Author

Jobin John

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Vehicle Safety

Huadong Yao

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology

Johan Iraeus

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Vehicle Safety

Victor Alvarez

Lightness by Design

Mats Svensson

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Vehicle Safety

All Researchers Day, Chalmers Area of Advance Transport
Göteborg, Sweden,

A New Fluid Dynamic Module to Extend Human Body FE-Modelling for Multidisciplinary Prediction of Whiplash Injury

Chalmers, 2023-01-01 -- 2023-12-31.

Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)

Medical Modelling and Simulation

Vehicle and Aerospace Engineering

Areas of Advance

Transport

Health Engineering

Infrastructure

C3SE (-2020, Chalmers Centre for Computational Science and Engineering)

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5/16/2025