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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240826T150000
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URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-biomechanical-e
 valuations-airbag-safety-technologies/
SUMMARY:BME Seminar: “Biomechanical Evaluations &amp\; Airbag Safety Tech
 nologies”
DESCRIPTION:Sarah Sharpe\, PhD: Principal\, Biomechanics\, Exponent\nBio: D
 r. Sharpe is an expert in the field of biomechanics\, including human move
 ment and coordination\, occupant kinematics\, injury mechanics\, injury ca
 usation\, and injury tolerance. She holds a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from t
 he Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
  Engineering from the University of Central Florida. Dr. Sharpe is current
 ly employed as a Principal in Exponent’s Biomechanics practice and works
  in the Tampa\, Florida office. She has conducted and participated in nume
 rous full-scale crash tests\, automotive sled tests\, and component-level 
 tests using anthropomorphic test devices to measure and quantify occupant 
 kinematics and loading in many different types and severities of automotiv
 e crashes.\nDr. Sharpe is an expert in the field of biomechanics including
  human movement\, injury mechanics\, and human tolerance. Dr. Sharpe works
  at Exponent’s Test and Engineering Center in Phoenix\, Arizona\, where 
 she has conducted numerous testing from full-scale crash testing\, compone
 nt level evaluations with anthropomorphic test devices (e.g. test dummies)
 \, and participant studies to quantify movement and loading in many differ
 ent scenarios. She regularly consults on both industrial projects and in l
 itigation cases.\nAbstract: Biomechanical investigations have been used ex
 tensively in automotive litigation to evaluate occupant motion\, loading m
 echanics\, injury potential\, and injury severity. Vehicle safety technolo
 gies\, such as belts and airbags\, can act to modify occupant motion and l
 oading characteristics. Knowledge of the interplay between crash dynamics\
 , the human body\, and restraint systems is necessary to evaluate injury c
 laims. In this presentation\, Dr. Sarah Sharpe will discuss biomechanical 
 assessments used in vehicular accidents with a particular emphasis on fron
 tal airbag technologies including their benefits and limitations as it rel
 ates to occupant motion and injury prevention.
CATEGORIES:Seminars
LOCATION:Communicore Room C1-15\, 1249 Center Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 3261
 0\, United States
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