CONCUSSIONS (VIDEO)

University of Cincinnati

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UC BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS USE A MODAL HAMMER TO STRIKE A DUMMY HEAD CONTAINING ACCELEROMETERS. BY COMPARING THE FORCE THE DUMMY REGISTERS WITH AND WITHOUT A HELMET, RESEARCHERS CAN SEE WHICH HELMETS PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION FROM POTENTIAL CONCUSSIONS.

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ANDREW HIGLEY

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