Authors: Bir, Cynthia¹; Barbir, Ana¹; Dosquet, Frank²; Wilhelm, Marianne¹; van der Horst, Marike³; Wolfe, Greg⁴

Source: Military Medicine, Volume 173, Number 12, December 2008 , pp. 1180-1184(5)

Publisher: AMSUS - Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to assess the ability of lower limb surrogates to predict injury due to floor/foot plate impact in military vehicles during anti-vehicular land mine explosions. Testing was conducted using two loading conditions simulated to represent those conditions created in the field. The lower condition was represented by a 24-kg mass impactor with a velocity of 4.7 m/s. The higher loading condition was represented by a 37-kg mass impactor with a velocity of 8.3 m/s. Two biomechanical surrogates were evaluated using the loading conditions: 50th percentile Hybrid III foot/ankle and Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint THOR-Lx. Comparisons of the force-time response were made to established corridors. Results show a better correlation to the corridors with the THOR-Lx; however, future improvements to the THOR-Lx are recommended.

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Wayne State University, 818 West Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201. 2: Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunition, WTD 91, Am SchieBplatz, D-49716 Meppen, Germany. 3: TNO Defence, Security and Safety, Lang Kleiweg 137, P.O. Box 45, 2280 AA Rijswijk, The Netherlands. 4: U.S. Army RDECOM-TARDEC, 6501 East Eleven Mile Rd., Warren, MI 48397.

Publication date: 2008-12-01

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