%0 Journal Article %A Himmetoglu, Selcuk %A Acar, Memis %A Bouazza-Marouf, Kaddour %A Taylor, Andrew %D 2009 %T A multi-body human model for rear-impact simulation %U https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/A_multi-body_human_model_for_rear-impact_simulation/9575684 %2 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/17209808 %K Multi-body human model %K Whiplash %K Rear impact %K Validation %K Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified %K Mechanical Engineering %X This paper presents the validation of a 50th-percentile male multi-body human model specifically developed for rear-impact simulation. The aim is to develop a biofidelic model with the simplest architecture that can simulate the interaction of the human body with the seat during rear impact. The model was validated using the head-and-neck and torso responses of seven volunteers from the Japanese Automobile Research Institute sled tests, which were performed at an impact speed of 8 km/h with a rigid seat and without head restraint and seat belt. The results indicate that the human-body model can effectively mimic the rear-impact response of a 50th-percentile male with a good level of accuracy and has the potential to predict whiplash injury. %I Loughborough University