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Numerical assessment of low-speed impacts on ballistic gelatin on a spring stage as a human bio-simulant

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Author(s)

Taeho Yang, Yong Sik Kim, Joonyong Chang, Nicholas G. Dagalakis

Abstract

Bio-simulants and finite element (FE) models have been used to investigate internal injuries caused by external impacts. As the collaboration between humans and industrial robots increases, it is important to understand the expected injuries or damage caused by collaborative robots. In this paper, FE models of the human chest were built to investigate injuries caused by low-speed non-penetrating blunt impacts from collaborative robots. The FE models were validated by comparing them with experimental results. The validated FE models were then used to calculate the maximum force and deformation that would be experienced by the human chest under different impact conditions. The results of the FE analysis were compared with relevant real human test studies.
Citation
Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
Volume
38
Issue
1
Pub Type
Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-023-1046-9
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Keywords

LS-DYNA, Finite Element (FE) simulation, ballistic gelatin, non-penetrating impact, blunt impact, collaborative robot
Data and informatics and Biomaterials

Citation

Yang, T. , Kim, Y. , Chang, J. and Dagalakis, N. (2024), Numerical assessment of low-speed impacts on ballistic gelatin on a spring stage as a human bio-simulant, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, [online], https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-023-1046-9, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=934331 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created January 4, 2024, Updated January 8, 2024
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