The goal of the MQP was to create a device to prevent concussions in football. Concussive football impacts were recreated with testing equipment including a guided free falling 70lb helmeted head assembly, a 95lb suspended torso, and a recreated Hybrid III neck and head. Data was collected from accelerometers placed in the struck head. A rotational shock absorber was designed to transfer energy from the impacted head to the body of the player in order to reduce head velocities.

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Creator

• Hennings, Zachary Kurt
• Mensing, Michele Lee
• Perry, Evan Joseph
• Hanna, Tyler Stephen
• Rookey, Ralle Adrian

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050114-153814

Advisor

• Savilonis, Brian James
• Tuzel, Erkan

Year

• 2014

Date created

• 2014-05-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Interdisciplinary
• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-02