Developing experimental cervical dummy models for testing low-speed rear-end collisions.

In recent years, many studies have been made in the biomechanical and other fields, on, "whiplash" or cervical vertical sprain which is on type of injury sustained by vehicle occupants in low-speed rear-end collisions. This paper describes a cervical analysis of whiplash occurring in the lower rear-end collision. In particular, it describes the use of a more humanized biomechanical cervical model to analyze cervical behavior in low rear-end collisions. The results of tests with this model were verified on the TRID-II Neck and the Hybrid-III Neck models. (A)