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Whole body model of a 10-year-old child for pediatric injury prediction
Technology A computational whole body 10-year-old (YO) FE (Finite Element) model which is anatomically accurate based on the clinical images. The model was composed ofhigh quality elements for accurate stress/strain predictions and possessed high biofidelity to accurately predict body responses under external mechanical loadings. Preliminary verification...
Published: 2/6/2014   |   Inventor(s): Haojie Mao, KinG-Hay Yang
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Category(s): Automotive & Transportation, Research tools
Broad Temperature Range MIS Hydrogen Sensors
WSU researchers have developed hydrogen sensors that differ from previous devices by employing aluminum nitride as an insulator in a metal insulator semiconductor structure. These new structures show a marked specificity for hydrogen under a wide range of conditions. Several prototype sensors with various applications have been tested results are available...
Published: 2/6/2014   |   Inventor(s): Flaminia Serina, Gregory Auner, Ka Yuen Simon Ng, Ratna Naik
Keywords(s): Device, Security
Category(s): Sensors, Physical Sciences, Automotive & Transportation, Other
Omni-Directional Angular Acceleration Reduction Helmet
Wayne State researchers have designed a new device to reduce the head angular acceleration of the helmet wearer during blunt impact. This technology introduces a helmet shell design which rotates with respect to head by the insertion of a thin layer of elastically or plastically yielding material between the outer and inner shells, depending on the...
Published: 2/6/2014   |   Inventor(s): Albert King, KinG-Hay Yang, Liying Zhang
Keywords(s): Athletic
Category(s): Safety, Automotive & Transportation, Physical Sciences, Life Science, Medical Devices
Concussion Reduction Helmet
Technology Overview Wayne State University Researchers have designed a football helmet to reduce the likelihood of a cerebral concussion to the wearer during blunt impact with another player or the ground. The helmet shell and interior padding are tuned using a computer model of the head and helmet to reduce the strain experienced by the brain...
Published: 2/6/2014   |   Inventor(s): Albert King, KinG-Hay Yang, Liying Zhang
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Category(s): Physical Sciences, Automotive & Transportation, Life Science, Medical Devices, Safety, Software, Simulation & Modeling
Autonomous Operation of Electronically Controlled Diesel Engines on a Multitude of Fuels Using Ion Current and Other Combustion Sensors
WSU researchers have developed a method to enable advanced diesel engines to operate properly on fuels of different chemical and physical properties. This technology will allow conventional diesel engines to precisely adjust the operating parameters to meet the production goals in fuel economy and emissions at a relatively low cost. With the increase...
Published: 2/6/2014   |   Inventor(s): Naiem Henein, Tamer Badawy
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Category(s): Physical Sciences, Automotive & Transportation, Powertrain, Energy & Environment, Renewable Fuels, Sensors
Simultaneous Ion Sensing and Gas sampling in Combustion Engine Cylinders and Other Combustion Systems
Through the investigation of the sources of ionization in internal combustion engines, Wayne State University researchers have developed an invention to measure both ionization and gas sampling. Measurement of species such as NO, CO and CO2 produced in the combustion chamber throughout the engine cycle help to understand combustion behavior at...
Published: 3/31/2014   |   Inventor(s): Naiem Henein, Tamer Badawy, Fadi Estefanous
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Category(s): Electronics, Automotive & Transportation, Physical Sciences, Powertrain, Sensors, Other
Graphene based support matrix to anchor bifunctional catalyst for Lithium-Air batteries
WSU researchers have developed a novel process to produce highly stable, conductive, and high surface area graphene based matrix for bifunctional catalysts for air cathodes. Given the promising stability and enhanced conductivity of the graphene matrix, the WSU researchers propose to incorporate bifunctional catalysts into a graphene matrix. Currently,...
Published: 2/6/2014   |   Inventor(s): Kapila Wadumesthrige, Ka Yuen Simon Ng, Steven Salley
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Category(s): Chemicals, Materials, Energy Storage/Battery, Energy & Environment, Nanomaterials, Physical Sciences, Catalysts, Automotive & Transportation, Battery
Enhanced Peripheral Detection Test-I (EPDT-I) Enhanced Peripheral Detection Test-II (EPDT-II)
Wayne State University researchers have teamed up with the Toyota Technical Center, a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), to work on projects for TEMA's safety research center -- the Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC). One technology under development is a software program related to driver distraction: •Method...
Published: 2/6/2014   |   Inventor(s): Li Hsieh, Richard Young, Sean Seaman
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Category(s): Software, Automotive & Transportation, Physical Sciences, Safety
Austenitic (Non-Magnetic) Structural Steel
Wayne State University research has yielded both a novel composition and a lower cost processing technique for the creation of austenitic non-magnetic structural steel. This steel has advantages that include a high work hardening rate, good corrosion resistance, combination of strength and ductility and good creep resistance. Use of this steel...
Published: 2/6/2014   |   Inventor(s): Susil Putatunda
Keywords(s): Transportation
Category(s): Materials, Automotive & Transportation, High strength, Other, Physical Sciences, Building & Construction, Industrial & Manufacturing
New Vehicle Roof Interior Design Concepts for Occupant Neck Protection During Rollover Crashes
Researchers at the Bioengineering Center at WSU have developed an interior roof design that reduces the coefficient of friction (COF) between the head and the roof or reduces the COF between the padding and its supporting structure. Rollover crashes are the most hazardous crashes to the human cervical spine. It has been reported that the neck is the...
Published: 2/6/2014   |   Inventor(s): Jingwen Hu, KinG-Hay Yang, Clifford Chou, Albert King
Keywords(s): Headliner, Roll_Over_Crashes
Category(s): Automotive & Transportation, Safety, Physical Sciences, Simulation & Modeling, Software
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