Development and Validation of a Finite Element Dummy Lower Limb Model for Under-body blast Applications

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dc.contributor.authorBaker, Wade Andrewen
dc.contributor.committeechairUntaroiu, Costin D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKemper, Andrew R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHardy, Warren N.en
dc.contributor.committeememberChowdhury, Mostafiz R.en
dc.contributor.departmentBiomedical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-10T07:01:00Zen
dc.date.available2019-01-10T07:01:00Zen
dc.date.issued2017-07-18en
dc.description.abstractAn under-body blast (UBB) refers to the use of a roadside explosive device to target a vehicle and its occupants. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) accounted for an estimated 63% of US fatalities. Furthermore, advancements in protective equipment, combat triage, and treatment have caused an increase in IED casualties surviving with debilitating injuries. Military vehicles have been common targets of IED attacks because of the potential to inflict multiple casualties. Anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) are mechanical human surrogates designed to transfer loads and display kinematics similar to a human subject. ATDs have been used successfully by the automotive industry for decades to quantify human injury during an impact and assess safety measures. Currently the Hybrid III ATD is used in live-fire military vehicle assessments. However, the Hybrid III was designed for frontal impacts and demonstrated poor biofidelity in vertical loading experiments. To assess military vehicle safety and make informed improvements to vehicle design, a novel Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) was developed and optimized for vertical loading. ATDs, commonly referred to as crash dummies, are designed to estimate the risk of injuries to a human during an impact. The main objective of this study was to develop and validate a Finite Element (FE) model of the ATD lower limb.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:12453en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/86657en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectfinite element modelen
dc.subjectanthropomorphic test deviceen
dc.subjectmaterial characterizationen
dc.subjectunder-body blasten
dc.subjectimprovised explosive deviceen
dc.subjectimpact biomechanicsen
dc.titleDevelopment and Validation of a Finite Element Dummy Lower Limb Model for Under-body blast Applicationsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineBiomedical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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