%0 Journal Article
%T A review of biomechanics in automotive safety
%J International journal of vehicle design
%D 2001
%A Bedewi, Paul G.
%V 26
%N 4
%P 407-429
%X The influence of biomechanical considerations in transportation safety applications has been reviewed. In the past half century, the study of a human's mechanical response to impact has led to numerous advances that have greatly improved the safety of today's transportation devices. This includes: the development of human surrogates for testing and safety assessment; the formulation of injury metrics, injury classifications, and injury risk probabilities; the mechanical characterization of biological systems; and the understanding of injury and mechanisms of trauma. Each of these areas is discussed with respect to its biomechanical relevance.<p />
%G en
%I Inderscience Publishers
%@ 0143-3369
%U http://dx.doi.org/