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Development of a Detailed Finite Element Model of the BIPED and Verification of Fidelity in Two Cases of Blunt Impact
DownloadFall 2023
Physical surrogates of the human head are commonly used to model cranial impacts and assess head injuries. The Brain Injury Protection Evaluation Device (BIPED mk2) is a head form that contains a brain simulant, fluid layer, connective membranes, a skull, and a skin layer and can measure...
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Predicting Concussion Symptoms: The Impact of Pre-Injury Risk Factors on Post-Concussion Symptom Severity in Football Players
DownloadFall 2024
This thesis explores how pre-existing mental health factors—anxiety, depression, concussion history, learning disorders, and ADHD—affect post-concussion outcomes in Canadian Football League (CFL) athletes. The study addresses a gap in the literature by investigating whether baseline mental health...
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Repeatability of a novel prototype surrogate neck model developed for omni-directional head impacts
DownloadSpring 2022
Head impacts, both concussive and sub-concussive, are common in sports and can lead to adverse side effects. Since head kinematics are thought to correlate with brain injury, the implementation of protective headgear aimed to mitigate kinematics of the head during impacts. While fatal brain...
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The effect of torso mass in direct head impacts using a Hybrid III neck and a novel surrogate neck model
DownloadSpring 2023
Concussions are one of the most common injuries in sport and can result in detrimental long-term health effects. To reduce the severity of concussion and head injury, protective headgear has been implemented and is continually evaluated to minimize head kinematics after impact. For investigation...