TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Numerical simulations of the occupant head response in an infantry vehicle under blunt impact and blast loading conditions
JO  - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of engineering in medicine
A1  - Sevagan, Gopinath
A1  - Zhu, Feng
A1  - Jiang, Binhui
A1  - Yang, King H.
SP  - 778
EP  - 787
VL  - 227
IS  - 7
N2  - This article presents the results of a finite element simulation on the occupant head response in an infantry vehicle under two separated loading conditions: (1) blunt impact and (2) blast loading conditions. A Hybrid-III dummy body integrated with a previously validated human head model was used as the surrogate. The biomechanical response of the head was studied in terms of head acceleration due to the impact by a projectile on the vehicle and intracranial pressure caused by blast wave. A series of parametric studies were conducted on the numerical model to analyze the effect of some key parameters, such as seat configuration, impact velocity, and boundary conditions. The simulation results indicate that a properly designed seat and internal surface of the infantry vehicle can play a vital role in reducing the risk of head injury in the current scenarios. Comparison of the kinematic responses under the blunt impact and blast loading conditions reveals that under the current loading conditions, the acceleration pulse in the blast scenario has much higher peak values and frequency than blunt impact case, which may reflect different head response characteristics.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0954-4119
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954411913483430
ID  - ref1
ER  -