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Preventive Biomechanics [electronic resource] : Optimizing Support Systems for the Human Body in the Lying and Sitting Position / by Gerhard Silber, Christophe Then.

By: Silber, Gerhard [author.].
Contributor(s): Then, Christophe [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XII, 372 p. 301 illus., 208 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642290039.Subject(s): Engineering | Computer-aided engineering | Computer mathematics | Biophysics | Biological physics | Structural mechanics | Automotive engineering | Biomedical engineering | Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | Structural Mechanics | Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design | Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis | Biophysics and Biological Physics | Automotive EngineeringAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 610.28 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction and Historical Backround -- The New Approach: BOSS-Procedure -- Fundamentals -- Extracorporal Supports -- Human Body Models (BOSS-Models) -- Applications-Mechanical Interactions -- Optimization Potential of the Method (Relationship between Perception and Biomechanical Injuries, 'Neuro-Biomechanics').
In: Springer eBooksSummary: How can we optimize a bedridden patient's mattress? How can we make a passenger seat on a long distance flight or ride more comfortable? What qualities should a runner's shoes have? To objectively address such questions using engineering and scientific methods, adequate virtual human body models for use in computer simulation of loading scenarios are required. The authors have developed a novel method incorporating subject studies, magnetic resonance imaging, 3D-CAD-reconstruction, continuum mechanics, material theory and the finite element method. The focus is laid upon the mechanical in vivo-characterization of human soft tissue, which is indispensable for simulating its mechanical interaction with, for example, medical bedding or automotive and airplane seating systems. Using the examples of arbitrary body support systems, the presented approach provides visual insight into simulated internal mechanical body tissue stress and strain, with the goal of biomechanical optimization of body support systems. This book is intended for engineers, manufacturers and physicians and also provides students with guidance in solving problems related to support system optimization.
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Introduction and Historical Backround -- The New Approach: BOSS-Procedure -- Fundamentals -- Extracorporal Supports -- Human Body Models (BOSS-Models) -- Applications-Mechanical Interactions -- Optimization Potential of the Method (Relationship between Perception and Biomechanical Injuries, 'Neuro-Biomechanics').

How can we optimize a bedridden patient's mattress? How can we make a passenger seat on a long distance flight or ride more comfortable? What qualities should a runner's shoes have? To objectively address such questions using engineering and scientific methods, adequate virtual human body models for use in computer simulation of loading scenarios are required. The authors have developed a novel method incorporating subject studies, magnetic resonance imaging, 3D-CAD-reconstruction, continuum mechanics, material theory and the finite element method. The focus is laid upon the mechanical in vivo-characterization of human soft tissue, which is indispensable for simulating its mechanical interaction with, for example, medical bedding or automotive and airplane seating systems. Using the examples of arbitrary body support systems, the presented approach provides visual insight into simulated internal mechanical body tissue stress and strain, with the goal of biomechanical optimization of body support systems. This book is intended for engineers, manufacturers and physicians and also provides students with guidance in solving problems related to support system optimization.

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