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This paper presents the aspects to be taken into account when analyzing the risk of injury to the neck of vehicle occupants as a consequence of an impact. To carry out the analysis, a low-cost driver monitoring system is designed and prototyped, consisting of wearable head, neck and torso units in which acceleration sensors are installed. Two distance sensors are placed inside the vehicle to know the displacement of the head and neck in addition to acceleration sensor. The results of the lab experiments have made it possible to characterize the biomechanical response of the neck. Considerations of the results are used to formulate a new criterion for assessing the risk of neck injury due to impact.
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The first author wishes to gratefully acknowledge Universidad Carlos III de Madrid “Ayudas para la movilidad de investigadores/as de la UC3M en centros de investigación nacionales y extranjeros en su modalidad: estancias de jóvenes doctores/as” for permiting her period of stay at the LARM2 of the University of Tor Vergata in 2022–23.
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Garrosa, M., Ceccarelli, M., Russo, M., Cafolla, D. (2023). Lab Experiences for a Driver Monitoring System. In: Tarnita, D., Dumitru, N., Pisla, D., Carbone, G., Geonea, I. (eds) New Trends in Medical and Service Robotics. MESROB 2023. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 133. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32446-8_12
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