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Pediatric Dynamic Shoulder Stiffness Predicted From Quasi-Static Impacts

Johnson, Stephanie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1483704973274323

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2017, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Mechanical Engineering.
Motor vehicle safety is developed through the testing of anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs). The goal of ATD manufacturers is to ensure that these devices are as biofidelic as possible. Pediatric ATDs were originally created as scaled-down adults, although currently research has been implemented to update these models to be more realistic to mimic an actual pediatric response. Unlike with adults, pediatric cadavers cannot be used to verify the impact properties such as force, deflection, and stiffness. Thus, other methods must be used to predict a pediatric response during a collision. This study developed a transformation sequence to predict the oblique y-direction pediatric shoulder response based on data gathered from adult PMHS and adult and child volunteers. Based on this method, the estimated shoulder stiffness for a 6yo is 59 N/mm and for a 10yo is 106 N/mm.
John Bolte, IV, PhD (Advisor)
Amanda Agnew, PhD (Committee Member)
Yun Seok Kang, PhD (Committee Member)
108 p.
Mechanical Engineering
Injury biomechanics; shoulder; pediatric; motor vehicle;

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  • Johnson, S. (2017). Pediatric Dynamic Shoulder Stiffness Predicted From Quasi-Static Impacts [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1483704973274323

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Johnson, Stephanie. Pediatric Dynamic Shoulder Stiffness Predicted From Quasi-Static Impacts. 2017. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1483704973274323.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Johnson, Stephanie. "Pediatric Dynamic Shoulder Stiffness Predicted From Quasi-Static Impacts." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1483704973274323

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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