Development and evaluation of a finite element model of the THOR for occupant protection of spaceflight crewmembers

JB Putnam, JT Somers, JA Wells, CE Perry… - Accident Analysis & …, 2015 - Elsevier
New vehicles are currently being developed to transport humans to space. During the
landing phases, crewmembers may be exposed to spinal and frontal loading. To reduce the …

Validation of a booted finite element model of the WIAMan ATD lower limb in component and whole-body vertical loading impacts with an assessment of the boot …

WA Baker, MR Chowdhury, CD Untaroiu - Traffic injury prevention, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: A novel anthropomorphic test device (ATD) representative of the 50th percentile
male soldier is being developed to predict injuries to a vehicle occupant during an …

Effects of rear seat design on occupant injury risk during frontal crashes: A parametric study using finite element analysis

Y Meng, K Yates, A Dahiya… - Mechanics Based Design …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Rear seat occupants in newer vehicles might face a higher injury risk during traffic collisions
compared to front seat occupants, whose seats have significantly improved over the last few …

Preliminary calibration and validation of a finite element model of THOR mod kit dummy

CD Untaroiu, JB Putnam… - … and Information in …, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
New vehicles are currently being developed to transport crews to space by NASA and
several commercial companies. During the takeoff and landing phase, vehicle occupants …

[PDF][PDF] Investigation of Human Kinematics and Risk of Injury during a Vertical Impact using Dummy and Human Finite Element Models

JB Putnam, CD Untaroiu - Ohio State University Injury Biomechanics …, 2013 - ibrc.osu.edu
The safety of aerospace transport for both fixed and rotary wing aircraft is evaluated primarily
through testing of anthropometric test devices (ATDs), commonly known as crash test …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of Human and Dummy Finite Element Models under Spaceflight Loading Conditions

JB Putnam, JT Somers, CD Untaroiu - lnjury Biomechanics … - www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov
In an effort to develop occupant protection standards for future crewed spacecraft, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been investigating the test …

[PDF][PDF] A Finite-Element Model of the THOR Mod Kit Dummy for Aerospace Impact Applications

CD Untaroiu, JB Putnam, JT Somers - lsdyna.ansys.com
New spaceflight vehicles are currently being developed to transport crews to space by
NASA and several commercial companies. During the launch and landing phases, vehicle …