Head injury simulation in road traffic accidents / Fábio A. O. Fernandes, Ricardo J. Alves de Sousa, Mariusz Ptak.

Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Acronyms; 1 Finite Element Head Modelling and Head Injury Predictors; 1.1 Head Injury Criteria and Thresholds; 1.1.1 Injury Criteria Based on Stresses and Strains in the Brain Tissue; 1.2 Finite Element Head Models; References; 2 Development of a New Finite Element Human Head Model; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Methods and Materials; 2.2.1 Geometric Modelling; 2.2.2 Description of the YEAHM; 2.2.3 Material Modelling; 2.2.4 Contact and Boundary Conditions; References; 3 Validation of YEAHM; 3.1 Simulation of Impacts on Cadavers

3.1.1 Intracranial Pressure Response Validation3.1.2 Influence of Mesh Quality on the Results; 3.1.3 Brain Motion Validation; References; 4 Application of Numerical Methods for Accident Reconstruction and Forensic Analysis; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Vulnerable Road User Impact-Pedestrian Kinematics; 4.3 Case Study-Pedestrian Accident Analysis; 4.3.1 Audi TT Vehicle Measurement; 4.3.2 Material Testing and Verification; 4.4 Finite Element Vehicle Model; 4.5 MultiBody Dummy Model; 4.6 Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Impact Configuration; 4.7 Analysis of the Results; 4.8 Head to Windshield Impact

4.8.1 Geometry Acquisition4.8.2 Boundary Conditions; 4.8.3 Windshield Modeling; 4.8.4 Analysis of the Results for Head-to-Windshield Impact-Biomechanical Perspective; 4.9 Conclusions; References