Development of automated local Fe head surface coordinate systems generation process

In recent years, demand for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research has boomed with increased awareness around these injuries. This thesis intends to increase the capability of finite element (FE) TBI modeling, one of the key research areas. In the following chapters, a process designed to automate creating local spherical coordinate systems, with the origin at a chosen point and the surface normal at the zero-angle position, is described. The resulting FE file allows the user to efficiently set up complex load cases and even opens the door to future machine learning (ML) processes.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2022

Author dc:creator

• Leane, Jenna K

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ostoja-Starzewski, Martin

• TBI
• FEA
• ABAQUS
• Human Head Impact
• Surface
• Coordinate System

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2021 Jenna Leane

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/113349

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/113349