This series features publications resulting from research conducted in the Crash Safety Center.
Submissions from 2023
Crash Characteristics for Classic/Historic Vehicles and Comparisons to Newer Vehicles, Diane Peters, Theresa Atkinson, Daniel Kielminski, Elise Atkinson, and Seann Willson
Submissions from 2021
Safe Transport of Spica Casted Infants: Reducing the Risk of Traumatic Injury in Side Impact Collisions, Angela Collins, Nate Adams, James Ostrander, Patrick Atkinson, and Theresa Atkinson
Crash Performance of Rear-facing Restraints With a Fracture Type Spica Casted 1-Year-Old Dummy, Angela Collins, Lucas McKean, James Ostrander, Sundar Nagarajan, Patrick Atkinson, and Theresa Atkinson
Submissions from 2020
Analysis of Restraint Use in Pregnant Versus Non-Pregnant Populations Involved in Motor Vehicle Collisions, Theresa Atkinson, Angela C. Collins, Lindsay E. Miller, Allison Seeley, and Paul M. Telehowski
Frontal Crash Injury Metrics are Below Mandated Limits for a Spica Casted Child Dummy in Currently Available Restraints, Angela C. Collins, Sean Caskey, Jeffrey B. Peck, Norman Walter, Theresa S. Atkinson, and Patrick J. Atkinson
Injury metrics are altered in spica-casted versus non-casted child ATDs in side-impact collisions with door intrusion, Matthew Mead, Sean Caskey, Norman Walter, Patrick Atkinson, Theresa Atkinson, and Angela C. Collins
Factors influencing side air curtain deployment in rollover motor vehicle accidents, Jacob Ristow, Minal Cordeiro, Daniel Boyle, Paul Telehowski, and Theresa Atkinson
Submissions from 2018
The Effect of Booster Seat Use on Pediatric Injuries in Motor Vehicle Frontal Crashes, Sean Caskey, Joshua Hammond, Jeffery Peck, Matthew Sardelli, and Theresa Atkinson
Submissions from 2017
Temporal Variation in Ankle Fractures and Orthopedic Resident Program Planning in an Urban Level 1 Trauma Center, Aaron Wynkoop, Osy Ndubaku, Norman Walter, and Theresa Atkinson
Submissions from 2016
Injury severity data for front and second row passengers in frontal crashes, Theresa Atkinson, Leszek Gawarecki, and Massoud Tavakoli
Paired vehicle occupant analysis indicates age and crash severity moderate likelihood of higher severity injury in second row seated adults in frontal crashes, Theresa Atkinson, Leszek Gawarecki, and Massoud Tavakoli
Ankle fracture patterns in drivers are associated with femoral fracture, higher BMI, and advanced age, Aaron Wynkoop, Osy Ndubaku, Andrew Fras, Norman Walter, Jeremy Eekhoff, and Theresa Atkinson
Submissions from 2015
Injury Sources for Second Row Occupants in Frontal Crashes Considering Age and Restraint Condition Influence, Anand Sai Gudlur and Theresa Atkinson
Effects of Pretensioners and Load Limiters on 50th Male and 5th Female Seated in Rear Seat during a Frontal Collision, Massoud Tavakoli and Janet Brelin-Fornari
Submissions from 2014
Development of NHTSA’s Side Impact Test Procedure for Child Restraint Systems Using a Deceleration Sled : Part 1, Janet Brelin-Fornari and Sheryl Janca
Development of NHTSA’s Side Impact Test Procedure for Child Restraint Systems Using a Deceleration Sled : Part 2, Janet Brelin-Fornari and Sheryl Janca
Pulse Sensitivity of a Child Restraint System, Near-Side Impact Fixture, Janet Brelin-Fornari and Sheryl Janca
Side Impact Testing of the Near-Side, Rear Seat Occupant Using a Deceleration Sled, Sheryl Janca, Kurt Shanks, Janet Brelin-Fornari, Ravi Tangirala, and Massoud Tavakoli
Submissions from 2012
Computational Consideration of Crush Energy Estimation in Frontal Collisions with Underride and Lateral Offset, Chris Cummins and Massoud Tavakoli
Submissions from 2011
Investigation of Rear Occupant Head Restraint Interaction in High-Severity Rear Impact using BioRID and HIII, Jeffrey Braganza, Massoud S. Tavakoli, and Janet Brelin-Fornari
Side Effects: Kettering University research shows that side impact testing on a deceleration sled is repeatable and cost-effective, Janet Brelin-Fornari
Evaluating Impact Attenuator Performance for a Formula SAE Vehicle, Jason Fahland, Craig Hoff, and Janet Brelin-Fornari
Crash Safety in the Introductory Physics Lab, Daniel Ludwigsen, Janet Brelin-Fornari, and Joseph Neal
Submissions from 2010
The Influence of Occupant Anthropometry and Seat Position on Ejection Risk in a Rollover, Theresa Atkinson, Andrew Fras, and Paul Telehowski
Trailer Rear Impact Protection: Influence of Guard Support Deformation, Ramakrishnan Iyer and Massoud Tavakoli
Quantifying R2 bias in the presence of measurement error, Karl D. Majeske, Terri Lynch-Caris, and Janet Brelin-Fornari
Submissions from 2009
High-Speed Cameras Assist in Crash Sled Testing, Janet Brelin-Fornari and Andrew Bridges
Effect of Head and Neck Anthropometry on the Normal Range of Motion of the Cervical Spine of Prepubescent Children, Janet Brelin-Fornari, Karl D. Majeske, and Terri Lynch-Caris
Casting Technique and Restraint Choice Influence Child Safety During Transport of Body Casted Children Subjected to a Simulated Frontal MVA, Julie Zielinski, Glen Oliver, Justin Sybesma, Norman Walter, and Patrick Atkinson
Submissions from 2008
Establishing reference values for cervical spine range of motion in pre-pubescent children, Terri Lynch-Caris, Karl D. Majeske, Janet Brelin-Fornari, and Shrishail Nashi
Influence of Restraints on Body-Casted Child ATDs in Front and Side Sled Tests, G. Oliver II, J. Zielenski, Janet Brelin-Fornari, and Patrick J. Atkinson
Effect of Seat Belts Equipped with Pretensioners on Rear Seat Adult Occupants in High-Severity Rear Impact, Massoud Tavakoli, Janet Brelin-Fornari, and Varun Shetty
Characteristics of Trailer Rear Impact Guard - Interdependence of Guard Strength, Energy Absorption, Occupant Acceleration Forces and Passenger Compartment Intrusion, Massoud Tavakoli and Vijay A. M. George
Submissions from 2007
External Knee Geometry Surface Variation as a Function of Subject Anthropometry and Flexion Angle for Human and Surrogate Subjects, Deepak Sathyanarayana, Massoud Tavakoli, Patrick Atkinson, Scott Anseth, Thomas Raley, and Norman Walter
Submissions from 2006
Cervical Range of Motion Data in Children, Terri Lynch-Caris, Janet Brelin-Fornari, and Christopher Van Pelt
Analysis of a Frontal Impact of a Formula SAE Vehicle, David Rising, Jason Kane, Nick Vernon, Joseph Adkins, Craig Hoff, and Janet Brelin-Fornari
Submissions from 2005
Physically correlated muscle activation for a human head and neck computational model, Janet Brelin-Fornari, Paras Shah, and Mohamed El-Sayed
Computerized Accident Reconstruction in Recreational Vehicle Cases, M. S. Granger, Carl M. Savage, Massoud Tavakoli, and Y. St-Arnaud
Use of Computer-Generated Animations and Simulations in the Courtroom, Carl M. Savage and Massoud Tavakoli
Event Data Recorders – Automotive "Black Box", Massoud Tavakoli
Submissions from 2004
Sensitivity Analysis of Hill Muscle Parameters, Janet Brelin-Fornari, Paras Shah, and Mohamed El-Sayed
Car Crashes and Occupant Injuries: A Team Approach to Crash Investigation, Massoud Tavakoli
Submissions from 2003
Lower Extremity Injuries in Motor Vehicle Collisions: A survey of NASS 1997-99, Theresa Atkinson and Patrick J. Atkinson
Submissions from 2002
An under-hand steering wheel grasp produces significant risk to the upper extremity during airbag deployment, Patrick J. Atkinson, Prem Hariharan, Shresta Mari-Gowda, Paul Telehowski, Sidney Martin, Jack Van Hoof, Cynthia Bir, and Theresa Atkinson
Submissions from 2001
A Study of Muscle Activation in a Mathematical Model of the Human Head and Neck, Janet Brelin-Fornari and A. Arabyan
Submissions from 1999
Knee injuries in motor vehicle collisions: a study of the National Accident Sampling System database for the years 1979–1995, Theresa Atkinson and Patrick J. Atkinson
Submissions from 1998
Development of an injury criteria for human surrogates to address current trends in knee-to-instrument panel injuries, Patrick J. Atkinson, Theresa Atkinson, Roger Haut, Chris Eusebi, Vivek Maripudi, Tim Hill, and Kiran Sambatur
Submissions from 1997
The influence of impact interface on human knee injury: implications for instrument panel design and the lower extremity injury criterion, Patrick J. Atkinson, Jose J. Garcia, Nicholas J. Altiero, and Roger C. Haut
Submissions from 1995
Insult to the human cadaver patellofemoral joint: effects of age on fracture tolerance and occult injury, Roger C. Haut and Patrick J. Atkinson
