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Whitlock, Michael. "A study into the incidence of equestrian injuries and the performance of protective equipment." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250849.
Full textManti, Panagiota. "Shiny helmets : investigation of tinning, manufacture and corrosion of Greek helmets (7th-5th c. BC)." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2012. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/33749/.
Full textMojumder, Sounak. "Motorcyclist helmets under oblique impacts and proposal of a new motorcycle helmet testing method." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018STRAD014.
Full textIt is well know that in case of accident the head does not only impact perpendicularly to the impacted structure but presents an oblique impact condition. However none of the today helmet standards do integrate oblique impacts with the recording of the dummy head rotational acceleration. An essential aspect of the present research is to simulate real world accident and to compute the victim’s kinematic in order to extract the head impact conditions. In collaboration with University Florence (Italy) 19 cases were considered and it was shown that the head impact velocity vector presents a significative angle. A novel helmet test method has been proposed. Helmeted headfoml is impacting a 45° inclined anvil at a speed of 8.5 m/s and the 6D acceleration versus time curves are introduced into an existing head FEM in order to compute the axon strains and to derive the brain injury risk
Wall, Robert Edward. "Comparison of international certification standards for ice hockey helmets." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=26765.
Full textSidelko, Stephanie. "Benchmark of aerodynamic cycling helmets using a refined wind tunnel test protocol for helmet drag research." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40486.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaf 30).
The study of aerodynamics is very important in the world of cycling. Wind tunnel research is conducted on most of the equipment that is used by a rider and is a critical factor in the advancement of the sport. However, to date, a comprehensive study of time-trial helmets has not been performed. This thesis presents aerodynamic data for the most commonly used time-trial helmets in professional cycling. The helmets were tested at a sweep of yaw angles, from 0⁰ to 15⁰, in increments of 5⁰. The helmets were tested at three head angle positions at each yaw angle in order to best mimic actual riding conditions. A control road helmet was used to serve as a comparative tool. In order to maintain manufacturer confidentiality, the helmets were all randomly assigned variables. Thus, the thesis presents ranges of benefit and drag numbers, but does not rank by helmet name. The testing results showed that aerodynamic helmets offer drag reduction over a standard road helmet. The best and the worst performing helmets are all more aerodynamic than a road helmet.
by Stephanie Sidelko.
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Dezső, Tamás. "Near Eastern helmets of the Iron Age /." Oxford : J. and E. Hedges, 2001. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40063039g.
Full textCourchaine, Lorette. "Helmets off: Spenser's Britomart and Radigund Unveiled." W&M ScholarWorks, 1995. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539625982.
Full textAltinsoy, Sinan. "Zero-Power Fall Detection System for Smart Helmets." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2020. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/21618/.
Full textProbert, Lorraine L. "Self-reported equestrian behavior regarding protective headgear." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 1999. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1107.
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Hakim-Zadeh, Roghieh. "Durability of ice hockey helmets to repeated impacts." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=29505.
Full textAdanty, Kevin. "A Comparison Between Two Oblique Test Protocols for Cycling Helmets." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37924.
Full textWall, Robert Edward. "Comparison of international certification standards for ice hockey helmets." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ29576.pdf.
Full textPark, Robert I. (Robert Inyeung). "A materials approach to the redesign of Lacrosse helmets." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96440.
Full textSproule, David William. "Evaluation of the Biomechanical Performance of Youth Football Helmets." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77703.
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Fernandes, Fábio António Oliveira. "Analysis of injuries resulting from impacts with motorcycle helmets." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/9542.
Full textNeste trabalho efetua-se uma avaliação do desempenho de um capacete rodoviário já comercializado e aprovado pela maioria das normas de segurança atuais. Este desempenho é avaliado através da reprodução fidedigna de impactos semelhantes aos que ocorrem comumente em acidentes reais, onde ambos os movimentos, translacionais e rotacionais estão presentes. Duas validações foram realizadas por comparação com resultados experimentais: uma relativa ao modelo constitutivo do poliestireno expandido, que integra a camada de absorção de energia do capacete e outra relativa aos valores das acelerações do centro de gravidade da cabeça após os impactos definidos pela norma de segurança ECE R22. Após validação, um impacto oblíquo foi simulado e os resultados foram comparados com os valores limites de traumatismo craniano, a fim de prever as lesões na cabeça resultantes de acelerações rotacionais, não previstas na norma referida. A partir desta comparação, concluiu-se que lesões cerebrais, tais como concussão e lesão axonal difusa podem ocorrer mesmo com um capacete rodoviário que foi aprovado pela maioria das normas atuais, e apenas replicando um impacto que vulgarmente é observado em colisões reais. As mesmas lesões foram previstas após avaliação das lesões num impacto da norma ECE R22 com uma cabeça biomecânica modelada em elementos finitos. As conclusões apontam para uma recomendação assertiva no sentido de que os efeitos decorrentes de desacelerações rotacionais devem também ser contemplados pelas normas de segurança vigentes e que os procedimentos de teste actuais devem ser melhorados, especialmente a cabeça de teste, a qual não é capaz de prever lesões, para promover a segurança entre os motociclistas.
In this work it is carried out the performance assessment of a motorcycle helmet, approved by the majority of current standards and already placed on the market. The evaluation is based on accurate reproduction of impacts that are similar to the ones that commonly occur in real crashes, where both motions, translational and rotational are considered. The numerical framework is validated against two di erent set of experimental results. The first concerns the constitutive model of the expanded polystyrene, the material responsible for energy absorption during impact; the second related to the head's centre of mass acceleration after the impacts de ned in the European ECE R22 standard. Both were validated against experimental data. Doing so, an oblique impact was simulated and the results were compared against head injury thresholds in order to predict the resultant head injuries. From this comparison, it was concluded that brain injuries such as concussion and di use axonal injury can occur even with a helmet that was approved by the majority of the helmet standards, that unfortunately do not contemplate rotational components of acceleration. The same lesions were predicted after assessing injuries resulting from an impact de ned by the ECE R22 standard with a biomechanical FE head model. At the end, conclusion points out a strong recommendation on the necessity of including rotational motion in forthcoming motorcycle helmet standards and improving the the actual test procedures, especially the test headform, which is not able to predict lesions, to improve the safety between the motorcyclists.
Wong, Yi Wai. "Fabrication of grid-domed textile composite and its application in safety helmets /." View Abstract or Full-Text, 2003. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?MECH%202003%20WONG.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 136-139). Also available in electronic version. Access restricted to campus users.
Sunel, Ezgi. "Design Of An Advanced Composite Shell For Helicopter Pilot Helmets." Master's thesis, METU, 2012. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614053/index.pdf.
Full textLabaza, Christine Elizabeth. "Improving energy dissipation to lower concussion risk in football helmets." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/89970.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-53).
American football is notorious for being a high impact sport. There exists an especially high amount of danger to each player's brain, created in part by gameplay, but also from the helmets worn by the athletes. Football helmet pads were comparatively investigated, in order to find a better alternative that can lower the amount of acceleration on the brain. A new pad system was introduced that allows for the force to be dissipated horizontally, through use of a dashpot-like center, also employing a foam shell to assist in the vertical energy dissipation. The pad currently used, along with the new dashpot system were further tested inside helmet shells on a head form drop test, and compared to the national standards that regulate athletic equipment.
by Christine Elizabeth Labaza.
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Caserta, Gaetano. "The use of honeycomb in the design of innovative helmets." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/9905.
Full textAare, Magnus. "Prevention of Head Injuries - focusing Specifically on Oblique Impacts." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3672.
Full textThe massive number of injuries sustained in trafficaccidents is a growing problem worldwide, especially indeveloping countries. In 1998, more than one million peoplewere killed in traffic accidents worldwide, while about tentimes as many people were injured. Injuries to the centralnervous system and in particular to the headare especiallycritical to human life. This thesis contains five researchpapers looking at head injuries and head protection, proposingnew and more efficient ways of protecting the head, especiallyin traffic accidents.
In order to define the national dimensions of the patternsof injuries incurred in motorcycle and moped accidents inSweden, a statistical survey was performed on data spanning a13-year period (Paper A). In Sweden, 27,100 individualsreceived in-patient care for motorcycle and moped accidentinjuries between 1987 and 1999. The motorcycle and moped injuryrate reduced in the second half of the study period, so toowere the total number of days of treatment per year. Males hadeight times the incidence of injuries of females. Head injurieswere the single most frequent diagnosis, followed by fracturesof the lower limbs. Concussion was the most frequent headinjury. These statistics clearly show the need for better headinjury prevention systems.
According to the statistics, the most common type of impactto the head in motorcycle and moped accidents is an obliqueimpact. Oblique impacts generate rotations of the head, whichare a common cause of the most severe head injuries. Thereforea new test rig was constructed to reproduce oblique impacts toa helmeted dummy head, simulating those occurring in real lifeaccidents (Paper B). The new test rig was shown to provideuseful data at speeds of up to 50 km/h and with impact anglesvarying from purely tangential to purely radial. Thisinnovative test rig appears to provide an accurate method formeasuring accelerations in oblique impacts to helmets.
When testing the performances of motorcycle helmets,discrepancies are usually seen in the test results. In order toevaluate these discrepancies, the finite element method (FEM)was used for simulations of a few oblique helmet impacts (PaperC). Amongthe parameters studied, the coefficients of frictionbetween the impacting surface and the helmet and between thehead and the helmet had the most significant influence on therotational accelerations. Additionally, a thinner andconsequently also weaker shell and a weaker liner, providedbetter protection for the impacts studied.
Since there are no generally accepted global injurythresholds for oblique impacts to the human head, a study wasdesigned to propose new injury tolerances accounting for bothtranslations and rotations of the head (Paper D). In thatstudy, FE models of (a) a human head, (b) a Hybrid III dummyhead, and (c) the experimental helmet were used. Differentcriteria were proposed for different impact scenarios. Both thetranslational and the rotational effects were found to beimportant when proposing a predictor equation for the strainlevels experienced by the human brain in simulated impacts tothe head.
In order to reduce the level of head injuries in society andto better understand helmet impacts from different aspect, aballistic impact was also studied (Paper E). The effects ofdifferent helmet shell stiffness and different angles ofimpacts were simulated. In this study, the same FE head modelfrom Paper D was used, however here it was protected with amodel of a composite ballistic helmet. It was concluded thatthe helmet shell should be stiff enough to prevent the insideof the shell from striking the skull, and that the strainsarising in the brain tissue were higher for some obliqueimpacts than for purely radial ones.
In conclusion, this thesis describes the injury pattern ofmotorcycle and moped accidents in Sweden. This thesis showsthat the injuries sustained from these accidents can bereduced. In order to study both translational as well asrotational impacts, a new laboratory test rig was designed. Byusing the finite element method, it is possible to simulaterealistic impacts to the head and also to predict how severehead injuries may potentially be prevented.
Keim, Summer Blue. "Head Impact Conditions and Helmet Performance in Snowsports." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104049.
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Mild traumatic brain injury in snowsports is a prevalent concern. With as many as 130,000 hospitalized injuries in the U.S. associated with snowsports in 2017, head injury constitutes about 28% and is the main cause of fatality. Studies have found that a combination of rotational and linear velocities is the most mechanistic way to model brain injury, but despite decades of research, the biomechanical mechanisms remain largely unknown. However, evidence suggests a difference in concussion tolerance may exist between athlete populations. To improve the ability to predict and therefore reduce concussions, we need to understand the impact conditions associated with head impacts across various sports. There is limited research on the conditions associated with head impacts in snowsports. These head impacts often occur on an angled slope, creating a normal and tangential linear velocity component. Additionally, the impact surface friction in a snowsport environment is highly variable, but could greatly influence the rotational kinematics of head impact. Currently helmet testing standards don't consider these rotational kinematics, or varying friction conditions that potentially occur in real-world scenarios. The purpose of this study is to investigate the head impact conditions in a snowsport environment to inform laboratory testing and evaluate snow helmet design. We determined head impact conditions through video analysis to determine the impact locations, mechanism of fall, and the kinematics pre-impact. We used these data to develop a test protocol that evaluates snowsport helmets in a realistic manner. Ultimately, the results from this research will provide snowsport participants unbiased impact data to make informed helmet purchases, while concurrently providing a realistic test protocol that allows for design interventions to reduce the risk of injury.
Gunnarsdóttir, Aðalheiður. "Evaluation of Test Methods for Football Helmets Using Finite Element Simulations." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-255278.
Full textDashrathsingh, Shishodia Bhagwatsingh. "Design and optimization of air ventilation system for improved heat transfer characteristics in helmets." Thesis, IIT Delhi, 2017. http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/12345678/7245.
Full textLemair, Mylene. "Evaluation of impact attenuation of facial protectors in ice hockey helmets." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=101599.
Full textBland, Megan Lindsay. "Assessing the Efficacy of Bicycle Helmets in Reducing Risk of Head Injury." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/89478.
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Although cycling offers many health and environmental benefits and is increasing in popularity in the United States, it is not always a perfectly safe activity. The number of cycling-related hospital admissions in the US has been increasing over the past 15 years. Cyclists often sustain head injuries from crashes, which can be particularly debilitating. Fortunately, wearing a helmet can protect against head injuries during a crash. Bicycle helmets are presently designed around safety standards that drop a helmeted dummy head onto a horizontal anvil and require the helmet to limit the force on the head to acceptable levels. However, standards tests overly simplify how cyclists actually hit their head during a crash and are consequently unable to assess how well helmets protect against common brain injuries like concussion. The overarching goal of this research was to evaluate how effectively bicycle helmets protect cyclists from concussion in realistic impact scenarios. Several studies were conducted to achieve this goal. Their individual objectives were to: compare how bicycle helmets reduce impact forces associated with standards tests versus more realistic, angled impact tests; to understand how changing constraints of an angled impact setup influences helmet effectiveness; to develop an unbiased evaluation protocol for bicycle helmets based on realistic cyclist crash scenarios and concussion risk assessment; and finally, to further explore how cyclists impact their head in real-world crashes using advanced techniques for reconstructing bicycle helmet damage from actual accidents. All of these studies lead to improved cyclist safety by stimulating improved helmet evaluation and design, while also providing consumers with information on how protective their helmets are.
Spyrou, Evangelos. "The effect of shell geometry on the impact attenuating capabilities of ice hockey helmets relative to liner structural characteristics and impact conditions." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ29578.pdf.
Full textSuri, Sabina 1973. "Yellow helmets : work and worth of women workers on construction sites in northern India." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70331.
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The participation of women in the building sector is an exception rather than a rule. Inmost countries of the world the building industry is almost exclusively the domain of men. In India a large number of women are actively involved in the construction process itself. According to 1993-94 Statistics, the construction sector in India provided employment to 6% (5.9 million) of all employed women, constituting about 20% of the total workers in the industry. In spite of their large numbers, women construction workers are seen as secondary/ temporary workers with seldom any opportunities for training, upward mobility, wage guarantees, fringe benefits or social protections. My research has been an exploration and an inquiry of this widely observed phenomena of women construction workers and how it operates from the perspectives of the various role players in the industry, namely, the workers, contractors, intermediaries etc. The purpose is to map the existing know ledge base on the role of women workers and to identify from this mapping key issues that need to be critically examined if opportunities for women in the industry are to be enhanced. The idea has been to make vivid the experience that women have on a construction site and draw from their account implications, issues and problems that one needs to address while formulating a public policy and modifying the practice. The construction industry remains one of the least researched industries in India. There is very little research published or reliable data on numbers, working and socio-economic conditions and the position of women workers within the construction industry. Through my research I attempt to create a knowledge base and fill the lacuna in the existing literature on the subject and contribute towards a "different" understanding of the role of women workers in the construction industry.
by Sabina Suri.
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Ouckama, Ryan. "Time series measurement of force distribution in ice hockey helmets during varying impact conditions." Thesis, McGill University, 2013. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=119435.
Full textLes casques de sport modernes ont été efficaces pour réduire les traumatismes crâniens sévères tels que les fractures du crâne et les hématomes sous-duraux. Malgré tout, la prévalence élevée des lésions cérébrales traumatiques mineures reste un problème de santé publique non résolu. Par conséquence, il existe un besoin important pour un examen plus approfondi de la capacité des casques à atténuer les forces de collision qui pourraient correspondre à un risque de traumatisme cérébral mineur. Les normes actuelles évaluent principalement l'efficacité des casques à minimiser les accélérations maximales de la tête lors d'impacts contondants. L'absence de mesures dynamiques locales, plus précisément au site d'impact, est surtout dû au défi technique qui est d'insérer des matrices sensorielles avec une haute résolution temporelle. Le développement de cette dernière technique de mesure pourrait améliorer l'évaluation fonctionnelle des casques en général. Ainsi, l'objectif principal de cette recherche était de développer un système de cartographie d'impact local (CIL) tout en permettant l'insertion de ce système entre le casque et la tête, et ainsi, utiliser le CIL afin d'évaluer les caractéristiques mécaniques de differentes mousses de rembourrage et différents casques au cours de chute et de collision contrôlée sur une fausse tête. Interposé entre la calotte/rembourrage et la surface de la tête, ce CIL est constitué d'un réseau de capteurs de force discrets, minces, connectés à une grande vitesse d'acquisition de données numériques. Une première étude a démontré la faisabilité d'utiliser le CIL pour capturer avec précision des événements d'impact en termes d'amplitude et de force ainsi que la réponse temporelle. Par ailleurs, le CIL a démontré la capacité de capturer les «empreintes» d'impact et de différencier fonctionnellement divers matériaux en mousse et des densités. Une deuxième étude a intégré le CIL dans le cadre d'une norme d'essai contrôlé de fausse tête de substitution lors de chute sur objets contondants. Le CIL s'est révélé tout aussi précis sur la géométrie de la surface crânienne courbe et a été en mesure de différencier les modèles uniques d'impact de contact de distribution basé sur le modèle de coque des casques de hockey et de configurations de remplissage, y compris l'identification de concentrations élevées de force de contact (>16 MPa). Fait à noter, l'impact global des mesures d'accélération de la tête ne correspond pas nécessairement à l'ampleur des forces d'intervention (R-square=0.22). Une troisième étude a utilisé le CIL entre une fausse tête de substitution Hybrid III et un casque de hockey sur glace lors de collisions de projectiles. Le CIL est efficace pour capturer des distributions locales de forces dynamiques lors d'événements de moins de 4 ms, et encore une fois a été en mesure de faire la distinction entre les matériaux de rembourrage des modèles de casques variés. En résumé, cette approche de test innovatrice s'est avérée être un instrument précis pour l'évaluation de la conception du casque et des propriétés des matériaux sur la dynamique d'impact local, et démontre le mérite d'un outil industriel et de recherche visant à améliorer la protection de la tête.
Chae, Myung-Hee. "The Development of a Conceptual Framework for Identifying Functional, Expressive, Aesthetic, and Regulatory Needs for Snowboarding Helmets." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29694.
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Hulsbosch, Marianne. "Pointy shoes and pith helmets dress and identity construction in Ambon from 1850 to 1942 /." Access electronically, 2004. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20050224.095951/index.html.
Full textWesley, Michael S. "Bandanas and blue helmets : an analysis of United Nations-insurgent relations after the Cold War." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6506.
Full textNyman, Mathias, and Susanna Johansson. "Fatigue testing machine : To simulate daily use on multi-directional impact protection systems in helmets." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar produktionsutveckling (ML), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-300121.
Full textUnder produktutvecklingsprocesser genomförs tester för att säkerställa produktens olika kvaliteter innan den görs tillgänglig för allmänheten. Syftet med detta projekt var att hitta ett realistiskt och pålitligt sätt att testa komponenter i ett MIPS (Multi-Directional Impact Protection System) i fullt monterade hjälmar. Anledningen till denna typ av testning är att säkerställa att alla komponenter som ingår i Brain Protection System (BPS) håller över tid vid daglig användning. Målet var därför att skapa en ny testmaskin för att simulera de långsiktiga effekterna av förslitning på komponenterna i MIPS BPS. Maskinen kan skaka ett huvud med en hjälm fäst på för att simulera användningen under en hel livscykel hos en hjälm. Maskinen drivs av en stegmotor som är ansluten till en vipparm, vilken i sin tur överför rotationsrörelsen till en linjär rörelse som lyfter plattan med huvudet. Motorn styrs av en Arduino som tar emot signaler från kontrollpanelen vilket möjliggör justeringar av antalet cykler som maskinen kör. Denna rapport redogör för maskinens huvudsakliga komponenter, konstruktion och funktion.
Pröstl, Susanne. "Attitudes and beliefs of students towards wearing bicycle helmets : A study carried out at Linköping University, Sweden." Thesis, Linköping University, Communications and Transport Systems, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-52254.
Full textThe most common diagnoses after bicycle accidents are head injuries and fractures on arms and legs. At two of three injured cyclists, head injuries are the primary cause of death and bicycle helmets are a good protection against these injuries. Because the brain is very fragile, even a moderate hit can cause a serious injury. Arms and legs can often be treated, while brain damage could be a permanent disability. The main goal of this paper is to find out what makes students at Linköping University wear a bicycle helmet. The specific aim of this paper is to find out why students at Linköping University do not wear a bicycle helmet when they are cycling. The paper is divided into a literature review and a case study. The literature review delivers an insight into the road traffic safety system and the contributing factors that influence road traffic safety. It covers research analysis of experts about human behavior and gives an overview of relevant facts and figures concerning cycling within Sweden as well as within the European Union. The case study is a survey carried out at Linköping University. The method used is paper questionnaire with the target group of students at Linköping University. The result of the questionnaire is that more information regarding bicycle helmets and cycling as such, bicycle helmets for free or at least for reduced prices and to somehow change the attitudes towards bicycle helmets is important to increase the number of students wearing a bicycle helmet at Linköping University. As the most important reasons for not wearing a bicycle helmet, practical problems due to having no opportunity to fix the bicycle helmet secure to the bicycle, the fear of negative appearance and the discomfort of wearing a bicycle helmet have been mentioned. To increase the usage of bicycle helmets measures like increasing the awareness, reducing the helmet price or providing extra features with the helmet, based on the results of the literature review and the questionnaire, are suggested at the end of this paper.
Stefik, Christopher J. "Effect of protocol mouthguard on VO₂ max in female hockey players using the skating treadmill." Thesis, McGill University, 2003. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=79136.
Full textАртемчук, А. В., and М. В. Чередник. "Напрями розвитку та проблеми VR-технологій." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2018. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/67106.
Full textMartínez, Guillamón Natividad. "Multi-sector thermophysiological head simulator for headgear research." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/61487.
Full text[ES] Poder predecir el confort térmico durante el uso de indumentaria de protección es muy relevante especialmente en el caso de la cabeza, ya que es una de las partes más sensibles del cuerpo al calor. Los cascos y otros elementos de protección frente a impactos incorporan un aislamiento adicional que di-ficulta la disipación de calor en la cabeza. Los maniquís térmicos permiten analizar de manera sistemática las propiedades de transferencia de calor y humedad de la indumentaria de protección. Sin embargo, esta metodología no permite inferir la respuesta fisiológica del usuario cuando utiliza la prenda. Existen modelos termofisiológicos que permiten predecir la respuesta térmica humana pero presentan algunas limitaciones cuando se representan los procesos de transferencia de calor y humedad a través de la ropa. En este caso, un maniquí térmico podría cuantificar el intercambio real de calor que se pro-duce con el ambiente térmico cuando se viste una determinada prenda. Existen experiencias en las que un maniquí de cuerpo completo ha sido acoplado con un modelo termofisiológico. Sin embargo, el acoplamiento de un maniquí que representa únicamente una parte del cuerpo con un modelo de la fisiología humana no ha sido llevado a cabo hasta ahora. Por lo tanto, el objetivo de este trabajo ha sido desarrollar una nueva metodología para evaluar cascos y equipos de protección para la cabeza basándose en el acoplamiento de un maniquí térmico de cabeza con un modelo fisiológico. Un maniquí térmico de cabeza ha sido evaluado para ser acoplado con un modelo termofisiológico. Sus medidas fueron consistentes con resultados anteriormente publicados realizados con un maniquí en menos seccionado. Este nuevo maniquí introdujo información adicional sobre la contribución en particular de las distintas características de diseño del casco al intercambio de calor global. El maniquí térmico de cabeza fue evaluado en los escenarios más extremos identificados para la fisiología humana. Se pudo identificar cuatro partes en el sistema acoplado, frente, cráneo, cara y cuello. En el caso de simular una distribución heterogénea de temperatura, los gradientes generados entre las diferentes partes podrían comprometer la precisión en la predicción de la temperatura de la piel en la frente y la cara. La capacidad pasiva de calentamiento y enfriamiento del maniquí de cabeza no supuso ninguna limitación para simular los cambios súbitos de temperatura de la piel pero cuando el control PI del maniquí moduló los procesos de calentamiento y enfriamiento, el tiempo necesario para alcanzar la temperatura de consigna fue mayor que el tiempo de reacción observado en la fisiología humana. Las predicciones de temperatura obtenidas con el modelo de la fisiología humana fueron validadas mediante la comparación con datos humanos experimentales. En general, el modelo mostró buena precisión para la predicción de la temperatura interna y la temperatura media de la piel. Sin embargo, la precisión observada fue menor para la predicción de algunas temperaturas locales. El maniquí térmico de cabeza y el modelo termofisiológico fueron acoplados. La comparación de las predicciones del sistema acoplado con datos humanos experimentales en diferentes escenarios mostró concordancia para la temperatura rectal y media de la piel. No obstante, se observó una mayor discrepancia en la predicción de la temperatura de la frente si se comparaba las simulaciones obtenidas con el modelo por sí solo y con el sistema acoplado en escenarios en los que los participantes realizaban actividad física ambientes cálidos. La representación de la evaporación del sudor humano en el sistema acoplado podría estar condicionada por una menor eficiencia en la evaporación y la respuesta dinámica de la sudoración del maniquí. La industria se podrá beneficiar de este sistema para avanzar en el desarrollo de nuevos productos que proporcionen
[CAT] Poder predir el confort tèrmic durant l'ús d'indumentària de protecció es especialment rellevant en el cas del cap, ja que és una de les parts més sensibles del cos a la calor. Els cascs incorporen un aïllament adicional que dificulta la dissipació de la calor al cap. Aquest fet és particularment dramàtic quan l'estrès tèrmic afecta negativament a la funció cognitiva i té efectes negatius sobre la salut. Els maniquins tèrmics permeten analitzar de manera sistemàtica les propietats tèrmiques de la indumentària de protecció. No obstant, aquesta metodologia no permet inferir la resposta fisiològica de l'usuari quan utilitza la indumentària. En l'actualitat existixen models matemàtics que permeten predir l'estat fisiològic del cos humà però presenten algunes limitacions quan es tracta de simular els complexos processos de transferència de calor i humitat que ocorren amb roba. En aquest cas, un maniquí tèrmic podria quantificar l'intercanvi real de calor que es produïx en l'ambient tèrmic quan es porta una determinada roba. Existixen experiències prèvies en les que un maniquí de cos complet ha sigut acoblat en un model de la fisiologia humana. No obstant, l'acoblament d'un maniquí que representa únicament una part del cos en un model de la fisiologia humana no ha sigut dut a terme fins ara. Per tant, l'objectiu d'aquest treball es desenvolupar una nova metodologia per a evaluar cascs i indumentària de protecció per al cap basada en l'acoblament d'un maniquí tèrmic de cap amb un model fisiològic. Un maniquí tèrmic de cap ha sigut valorat per a ser acoplat en un model de la fisiologia humana. Les mesures del maniquí van ser consistents amb els resultats publicats en maniquís menys seccionats. Aquest maniquí tèrmic de cap introduix informació adicional sobre la contribució particular de les dife-rents característiques del disseny dels cascs a l'intercanvi de calor global. El maniquí tèrmic de cap ha sigut valorat en els escenaris més extrems identificats per la fisiologia hu-mana. Es van poder identificar quatre parts al sistema acoblat, front, crani, cara i coll. En el cas de simular una distribució heterogènia de temperatura en la superfície del maniquí de cap, els gradients generats entre les diferents parts podria comprometre la precisió en la predicció de la temperatura de la pell en el front i la cara. La capacitat passiva de calfament i refredament del maniquí de cap no va suposar ninguna limitació per simular els canvis sobtats de temperatura de la pell observats en la fisiologia humana. No obstant, quant el control PI del maniquí modulà els processos de calfament i refredament, el temps necessari per alcançar la temperatura de consigna va ser major que el temps de reacció observat en la fisiologia humana. Les prediccions de temperatura obtingudes en el model de la fisiologia humana previst per formar part del sistema acoblat van ser validades amb dades humanes experimentals. En general, el model va mostrar una bona precisió en la predicció de la temperatura interna i la temperatura mitjana de la pell. No obstant, la precisió va ser menor en la predicció de las temperaturas locals. El maniquí tèrmic de cap i el model de la fisiologia humana van ser acoblats. La comparació de les prediccions del sistema acoblat amb dades humanes experimentals mostraren concordança en el cas de la temperatura rectal i mitjana de la pell. No obstant, s'observà una major discrepància en la predicció de la temperatura del front quant es comparaven les simulacions obtingudes en el model per sí mateix i el sistema acoblat en escenaris en els quals els participants realitzaven activitat física en am-bients càlids. La representació de l'evaporament del suor humà en el sistema acoblat podria estar con-dicionada per una menor eficiència en l'evaporament. La indústria es podra beneficiar d'aquest sistema per a avançar en el desenvolupament de nous productes que proporcione
Martínez Guillamón, N. (2016). Multi-sector thermophysiological head simulator for headgear research [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/61487
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Stark, David. "Investigations of Modern-Day Head Injuries: Safety Provided by Youth Football Helmets and Risk Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555260793383847.
Full textSalimi, Jazi Mehdi. "Examination of the Impact of Helmets on the Level of Transferred Loads to the Head Under Ballistic and Blast Loads." Diss., North Dakota State University, 2015. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27599.
Full textSwarén, Mikael. "Experimental test setups and simulations in skiing mechanics." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Strukturmekanik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-144408.
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Grady, Katherine. "Sex, law & blue helmets : understanding and addressing the problem of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by United Nations military peacekeepers." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.544352.
Full textSwarén, Mikael. "Objective Analysis Methods in the Mechanics of Sports." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Mekanik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-193044.
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Silva, Georgia Regina S. da. "Prevalência do uso de capacete por ciclistas nos fins de semana e feriados na cidade de Porto Alegre." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/52951.
Full textIntroduction: Accidents involving cyclists can be very serious, especially due to the possibility of severe traumatic brain injury. Methods: The objective of this work was estimate the prevalence of helmet use among cyclists in weekends and holidays in the city of Porto Alegre. During the spring of 2007 we conducted a cross-sectional study involving 969 cyclists. The survey was carried out during weekends and holidays on 20 randomly distributed observation sites around the city. The Ethics Committee of the Research and Pos-Graduation Group of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre approved this study. Results: The observed prevalence of helmet use was 5.6% (IC 95% 4.5 a 7.5). Younger cyclists (age ≤ 20 years) had a lower prevalence of helmet use than that observed among older cyclists (age > 20 years), (P< 0.001; 2.1% vs. 7.8%, respectively). Discussion: Although this study was carried out on weekends and holidays, when the prevalence of helmet use was expected to be higher, we found only 5.6% of cyclist using this protective device. Educational measures and incentives to reduce the price of such equipment could bring considerable benefits to the safety and health of cyclists in this population.
Arnold, Laurence. "Comparing the utility of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Health Belief Model in understanding and promoting the use of protective helmets among school-age cyclists." Thesis, University of Kent, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.310196.
Full textFang, Haian. "Optimal estimation of head scan data with generalized cross validation." Ohio : Ohio University, 1995. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1179344603.
Full textKing, Mark Johann. "Case studies of the transfer of road safety knowledge and expertise from western countries to Thailand and Vietnam, using an ecological road safety space model : elephants in traffic and rice cooker helmets." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2005. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16191/1/Mark_King_Thesis.pdf.
Full textKing, Mark Johann. "Case studies of the transfer of road safety knowledge and expertise from western countries to Thailand and Vietnam, using an ecological road safety space model : elephants in traffic and rice cooker helmets." Queensland University of Technology, 2005. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16191/.
Full textEhrenhofer, Adrian, Alice Mieting, Sascha Pfeil, Johannes Mersch, Chokri Cherif, Gerald Gerlach, and Thomas Wallmersperger. "An automatically rainproofing bike helmet through light-sensitive hydrogel meshes: Design, modeling and experiments." SPIE, 2020. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A74218.
Full textHattum, Marinus van. "Jan Fredrik Helmers (1767-1813) : leven en werk van een Amsterdamse wereldburger /." Amsterdam : Schiphouwer en Brinkman, 1996. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb38955885p.
Full textMitscherlich, Olivia. "Natur und Geschichte : Helmuth Plessners in sich gebrochene Lebensphilosophie /." Berlin : Akademie-Verl, 2007. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2910832&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.
Full textLlull, Patrick Ryan, Louie Benitez, Cedric Bosch, Stephen Nelson, Garrett Weaver, and Trevor West. "Jockey Smart Helmet." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/244431.
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