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Energy Absorbing Structures for Occupant Survivability during Mine Blast and Occupant Safety during Crash including Anti-Whiplash Technologies

This work was performed by Dr. Nilakantan while he was pursuing his Masters degree at the University of Cincinnati.

Relevant Journal Publications

  • Multi-Scale Ballistic Impact Simulation of Dry Woven Fabric with Elastic Crimped Fibers, Ala Tabiei; Gaurav Nilakantan; International Journal of Vehicles Structures and Systems, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2011, pp. 74-79. (URL)
  • Computational Assessment of Occupant Injury Caused by Mine Blasts Underneath Infantry Vehicles, Gaurav Nilakantan; Ala Tabiei; International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems, Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2009, pp. 50-58. (URL)
  • Axial Crushing of Tubes as an Energy Dissipating Mechanism for the Reduction of Acceleration Induced Injuries from Mine Blasts underneath Infantry Vehicles, Ala Tabiei; Gaurav Nilakantan; International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 36, Issue 5, 2009, pp. 729-736. (URL)
  • Ballistic Impact of Dry Woven Fabric Composites: A Review, Ala Tabiei; Gaurav Nilakantan; Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 61, Issue 1, 2008, pp. 10801-10813. (URL)
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Relevant Conference Proceedings and Presentations

  • Reduction of Acceleration Induced Injuries from Mine Blasts under Infantry Vehicles, Ala Tabiei; Gaurav Nilakantan, 6th European LS-DYNA Users Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 29-30, 2007
  • Dynamic Axial Crushing of Circular Tubes: A Novel Numerical Formulation, Gaurav Nilakantan, ASME ISC, Istanbul, Turkey, May 26-28, 2006

Relevant Patents

  • Anti Whiplash Seat for Passenger Vehicle (US 8,052,211), Issued Nov 8, 2011
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