Affiliations: [a] The Engineering & Technical College, Chengdu University of Technology, Leshan, Sichuan, China | [b] College of Computer Science, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang, Sichuan, China | [c] School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lznzhou, Gansu, China | [d] Pengan County People's Hospital, Nanchong, Sichuan, China | [e] Department of Automation, Beijing Institute of Petrol-Oil Research, Beijing, China | [f] Air force Logistic College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author: Yi-He Liu, College of Computer Science, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang, Sichuan, China. E-mail:liu_yihe@163.com
Note: [1] Authors who made equal contributions.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To establish a three-dimensional finite element model of
the human chest for engineering research on individual protection. METHOD: Computed tomography (CT) scanning data were used for
three-dimensional reconstruction with the medical image reconstruction
software Mimics. The finite element method (FEM) preprocessing software
ANSYS ICEM CFD was used for cell mesh generation, and the relevant material
behavior parameters of all of the model's parts were specified. The finite
element model was constructed with the FEM software, and the model
availability was verified based on previous cadaver experimental data. RESULTS: A finite element model approximating the anatomical
structure of the human chest was established, and the model's simulation
results conformed to the results of the cadaver experiment overall. CONCLUSION: Segment data of the human body and specialized software
can be utilized for FEM model reconstruction to satisfy the need for
numerical analysis of shocks to the human chest in engineering research on
body mechanics.
Keywords: Human chest, finite element model, availability check
