@article{ref1,
title="Effect of initial position on the human head and neck response to Plus Y impact acceleration",
journal="Proceedings: Stapp Car Crash Conference",
year="1978",
author="Ewing, C. L. and Thomas, D. J. and Lustick, L and Muzzy, WHI and Willems, GC and Majewski, P",
volume="22",
number="",
pages="103-138",
abstract="The response of the human head and neck to impact acceleration has been previously reported for the minus X (chest to back) and plus Y (right to left) directions. The purpose of this study is to report the initial position effect on the human head and neck response for plus Y direction experiments. Four initial positions of the head relative to the first thoracic vertebral body (T//1) have been investigated over a range of sled acceleration peaks from 2 to 7G. The data from six young adult male volunteers representative of a wide range of anthropometry are presented. The effect of initial position on the resulting head angular and linear acceleration, velocity and displacement is presented. A comparison of the initial position effect for minus X and plus Y direction experiments is made. The ability to model the initial position effect is discussed.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0585-086X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}