Simulación de la respuesta del conjunto cabeza-cuello ante impactos balísticos

Simulation of the response of the head-neck complex to ballistic impacts

A project was carried out with the aim of understanding the dynamic response of the head-neck complex to projectile impacts on a helmet capable of preventing penetration. The entire head-neck complex of the human was modeled at the neuro-musculo-skeletal level, and an algorithm was developed to simulate the dynamic response to shots received from any direction, with projectiles of varying mass and speed.

Neuro-musculoskeletal model

Cervical vertebrae
Intervertebral discs
Ligaments
Muscles

Computer simulation of ballistic impacts with a musculo-skeletal model

Simulation of cervical contacts during an impact

Detection and simulation of contacts

Contacts of facet joint articulations
Contact of the "odontoid" of C2
Occipital contacts
Spinous contacts

Industrial project

Commissioned by the company FECSA
Tool for the design of military helmets
Cost and time reduction through computational simulation

Computational simulation for the design of military helmets

Computer simulation of impact on a dummy

Dummy simulation

Allows for experimental validation

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