Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Exponent of the Dependence of Impact Force on Impact Velocity

  • Review Paper
  • Published:
Human Factors and Mechanical Engineering for Defense and Safety Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Injury may result if the head is struck by a projectile (e.g., a nonlethal weapon or a sports ball), even if the projectile is of small mass and has a soft exterior. Some theory is available concerning the dependence of maximum force on the impact velocity and mass of the projectile. In light of that, comments are made on recently published data.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Oukara A, Nsiampa N, Robbe C, Papy A (2017) Assessment of non-lethal projectile head impacts. Human factors and mechanical engineering for defense and safety 1: article 3

  2. Hutchinson TP (2013) Dependence of the head injury criterion and maximum acceleration on headform mass and initial velocity in tests simulating pedestrian impacts with vehicles. J Biomech Eng 135:114508

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Hunt KH, Crossley FRE (1975) Coefficient of restitution interpreted as damping in vibroimpact. J Appl Mech 42:440–445

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Herbert RG, McWhannell DC (1977) Shape and frequency composition of pulses from an impact pair. J Eng Ind 99:513–518

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Flores P, Lankarani HM (2016) Dissipative contact force models. Chapter 3 of contact force models for multibody dynamics. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications 226:27–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30897-5_3

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  6. Banerjee A, Chanda A, Das R (2017) Historical origin and recent development on normal directional impact models for rigid body contact simulation: a critical review. Arch Comput Methods Eng 24:397–422

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  7. Pearce CW, Young PG (2014) On the pressure response in the brain due to short duration blunt impacts. PLoS One 9:e114292

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

The Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide, is supported by both the South Australian Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure and the South Australian Motor Accident Commission. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the University of Adelaide or the sponsoring organizations.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia

    T. P. Hutchinson

Authors
  1. T. P. Hutchinson
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to T. P. Hutchinson.

Additional information

Publisher’s Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Hutchinson, T.P. The Exponent of the Dependence of Impact Force on Impact Velocity. Hum Factors Mech Eng Def Saf 4, 2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41314-019-0030-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41314-019-0030-8

Keywords

Search

Navigation