TY - GEN
T1 - Human Head Modeling and Personal Head Protective Equipment
AU - Yang, Jingzhou
AU - Dai, Jichang
AU - Zhuang, Ziqing
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Human head is the most important but fragile part of human body. In order to design the head-gear and study the sophisticated capabilities of human head, the head models have been developing for decades. There are two types of human head models: digital headform and finite element model (biomechanical head model). The complexity of head structure makes these attempts very difficult until the invention of the high-speed computers and the modern medical devices like computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Head modeling also has widely potential use in the design process of personal head and face protective equipment (PHFPE). Hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants are encountered daily for workers. Those hazards are capable of causing injury or illness through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact. PHFPE includes helmets, masks, eye protection and hearing protection. This study attempts to review different kinds of head models and PHFPE, such as respirators, helmets and goggles. It mainly focuses on the historical developments.
AB - Human head is the most important but fragile part of human body. In order to design the head-gear and study the sophisticated capabilities of human head, the head models have been developing for decades. There are two types of human head models: digital headform and finite element model (biomechanical head model). The complexity of head structure makes these attempts very difficult until the invention of the high-speed computers and the modern medical devices like computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Head modeling also has widely potential use in the design process of personal head and face protective equipment (PHFPE). Hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants are encountered daily for workers. Those hazards are capable of causing injury or illness through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact. PHFPE includes helmets, masks, eye protection and hearing protection. This study attempts to review different kinds of head models and PHFPE, such as respirators, helmets and goggles. It mainly focuses on the historical developments.
KW - Biomechanical model
KW - Goggles
KW - Headform
KW - Helmets
KW - Respirators
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70350651345&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-02809-0_70
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-02809-0_70
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70350651345
SN - 364202808X
SN - 9783642028083
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 661
EP - 670
BT - Digital Human Modeling - Second International Conference, ICDHM 2009 - Held as Part of HCI International 2009, Proceedings
Y2 - 19 July 2009 through 24 July 2009
ER -