Item Details

title

Sensitivity and Extensibility of Finite Element Human Body Models for Thoracic Injury Evaluation in Automotive and Spaceflight Environments

author

Gaewsky, James

abstract

While automotive occupants and spaceflight crewmembers are at risk for similar blunt trauma injuries, the loading conditions and resulting injury mechanisms surrounding these potential injury scenarios are contrasting. In the automotive environment, motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are rare events, whereas crewmembers are subject to increased accelerations during each rocket launch and crewed capsule landing. The duration of impacts in MVCs is typically shorter (with the exception of rollovers) and more severe than in spaceflight scenarios. However, because of the isolated environment and increased costs associated with spaceflight compared to automotive transportation, there is a much lower tolerance for injury.

subject

Biomechanics

Chest

Crash

Finite Element Modeling

Injury

Thorax

contributor

Stitzel, Joel D (committee chair)

Stitzel, Joel D (committee member)

Weaver, Ashley A (committee member)

Gayzik, F Scott (committee member)

Danelson, Kerry A (committee member)

Gabler, H Clay (committee member)

date

2019-09-05T08:35:17Z (accessioned)

2021-09-04T08:30:13Z (available)

2019 (issued)

degree

Biomedical Engineering (discipline)

embargo

2021-09-04 (terms)

identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/94302 (uri)

language

en (iso)

publisher

Wake Forest University

type

Dissertation