Fundamentals of Injury Biomechanics

3 credits

Introduction to injury biomechanics. Anatomy. Impact experiments. Multi-body dynamic simulation and finite element analysis. Skull, face, brain, spine, eye, pelvis, abdomen, and extremity injury. Anthropomorphic test devices, seat belts, airbags, child restraints, and helmets. Recommended pre-requisites: MECH_V 224, or all of MECH_V 260 and BMEG_V 330. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH_V 436 or MECH_V 536. [3-0-1]. Equivalency: MECH_V 536. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.