@article{ref1,
title="Biomechanical analysis of a fall: velocities at impact",
journal="Conference proceedings - IEEE engineering in medicine and biology society",
year="2016",
author="Noury, Norbert and Poujaud, Julien and Cousin, Pierre and Poujaud, Nicolas and Noury, Norbert and Poujaud, Julien and Cousin, Pierre and Poujaud, Nicolas and Poujaud, Nicolas and Noury, Norbert and Poujaud, Julien and Cousin, Pierre",
volume="2016",
number="",
pages="561-565",
abstract="There are numerous research works focusing on falls of the elderly, proposing various technologies for its detection; however, few research works attempted to describe the mechanical phenomenon itself. In this study, we analyzed the kine(ma)tics of human falls with a simplified biomechanical model of human segments. We present some results based on data found in the literature and in our own laboratory experiments, to conclude that fall velocities at impact can reach values from 3.78 m.s(-1) (center of mass) to 6.59 m.s(-1) (head).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-170X",
doi="10.1109/EMBC.2016.7590764",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2016.7590764"
}