A technique to prescribe a vertical acceleration-time load on the human head-neck complex

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Title:	A technique to prescribe a vertical acceleration-time load on the human head-neck complex
Authors:	Shim, V.P.W. Lee, P.V.S. Liu, J.F. Cheong, C.H.
Keywords:	Cervical spine Ejection Head-neck complex High-G acceleration
Issue Date:	Aug-2011
Citation:	Shim, V.P.W., Lee, P.V.S., Liu, J.F., Cheong, C.H. (2011-08). A technique to prescribe a vertical acceleration-time load on the human head-neck complex. International Journal of Impact Engineering 38 (8-9) : 707-714. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2011.04.001
Abstract:	An experimental technique is established to induce a prescribed upward acceleration-time load on the human head-neck complex. The primary objective is to replicate experimentally the initial loading history experienced at the base of the cervical spine during pilot ejection from a cockpit. A drop tower is specially modified to achieve this and seven head-neck complexes from male human cadavers were tested. The experimental acceleration-time results follow the desired profiles closely. High-speed photography is used to capture visual images of the ejection process to examine the dynamic response of specimens and to derive kinematic data on vertebrae motion during ejection. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Source Title:	International Journal of Impact Engineering
URI:	http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/59305
ISSN:	0734743X
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2011.04.001
Appears in Collections:	Staff Publications

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