Establishing the Biodynamics Data Resource (BDR): Human Volunteer Impact Acceleration Research Data in the BDR

摘要

One of the most noteworthy collections of impact exposure data was generated at the U.S. Naval Biodynamics Laboratory (NBDL). Over 25 years, NBDL conducted thousands of impact acceleration exposures with hundreds of human research volunteers. The resulting volumes of kinematic and physiological data serve as a foundation for injury biomechanics research, model validation, and biofidelity requirements. In 2007, the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL), in collaboration with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Human Systems Department, took possession of the collection, including physical and electronic data, films, and equipment. The Biodynamics Data Resource (BDR) was established to preserve and restore the inaccessible materials and open to researchers the wealth of experimental data. This paper reflects the initial stages of the project and provides an overview of the human impact acceleration work conducted at NBDL.