TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Study of the biodynamic characteristics of the human head
JO  - Proceedings of the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury conference
A1  - Ruan, J.s.
A1  - Prasad, Priya
SP  - 63
EP  - 74
VL  - 25
IS  - 
N2  - A finite element model (FEM) of an average adult human head was used to perform a modal analysis to characterize the intrinsic vibrational response of the human head. The first ten fundamental frequencies and associated mode shapes of the head were extracted by FE analysis. Strain energy associated with the head's vibrational modes was plotted instead of mode shapes which become less meaningful for a complex structure such as the human head in three-dimensional space. The effects on the vibrational response of the head were determined by carrying out a parametric study on the thicknesses and element types of the skull, brain with and without membranes, and the material properties of the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) layer.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 2235-3151
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -