TY - JOUR PY - 2009// TI - Influence of head boundary conditions in pedestrian real world head trauma simulations JO - Proceedings of the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury conference A1 - Munsch, Marie A1 - Anderson, Robert W. G. A1 - Deck, Caroline A1 - Ludes, Bertrand A1 - Willinger, Rémy SP - 287 EP - 299 VL - 37 IS - N2 - The aim of this work is to study the influence of head boundary conditions during real-world pedestrian head trauma simulation. Both Multi-Body System (MBS) and Finite Element (FE) models are used for pedestrian-versus-vehicle accident reconstructions. Four head boundary conditions are studied (from an isolated head to a head attached to the whole body). The effect of each configuration on head mechanical response parameters is computed. The responses include rigid-body kinematics responses as well as the intra-cerebral responses of a head FE model. It appears that head boundary conditions at neck level are significant, especially in terms of intra-cerebral response.

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