Race Car Driver Head/Brain Injury Modeling

A license to access race car crash data for use in biomechanics research will be purchased to develop a reconstruction of a driver's dynamic head response during an actual crash.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Traffic%20Injury%20Control/Research%20In%20Progress/files/RaceCarDriverHeadBrainInjuryModelling.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Human Injury Research, Human Injury

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $36337.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTNH22-05-X-01204 /

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Martin, Peter

• Performing Organizations:

  United States Department of the Air Force

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• Start Date: 20050901
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090717
• Source Data: RiP Project 35121

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biophysics; Crash injuries; Crashes; Drivers; Race cars; Traumatic brain injuries
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head injuries
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01490518
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-05-X-01204 /
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 22 2013 1:00AM