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In a study of head injury against the instrument panel of a car during sudden or crash stops where lap belts without shoulder straps or airbags are used, the segmented human model shown in the figure is analyzed. The hip joint O is assumed to remain fixed relative to the car, and the torso above the hip is treated as a rigid body of mass m freely pivoted at O. The center of mass of the torso is at G with the initial position of OG taken as vertical. The radius of gyration of the torso about O is If the car is brought to a sudden stop with a constant deceleration a, determine the velocity v relative to the car with which the models head strikes the instrument panel. Substitute the values and and compute v. 6/103

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Title Engineering Mechanics 7 
Author James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige
ISBN 9780470614815

In a study of head injury against the instrument panel of a car during sudden or crash

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