Abstract
Using instrumented human subjects, a study of human head and neck response to impact acceleration was conducted to: measure precisely the complete input acceleration to the head and neck measured at the first thoracic vertebra; measure precisely the dynamic response of the head and neck to the input acceleration; develop a method of obtaining the data in such a format that automatic data processing may be used extensively; and develop and validate a general method for the experimental measurement of the bioengineering characteristics of the human body.