Welcome

The injury biomechanics labs at Wayne State have been used for automotive component testing, high-rate loading for military vehicles and ATD (anthropometric test devices) development, motion analysis, wheelchair tie-down development, orthopaedic fracture fixation testing, and much more. Our faculty have expertise in a broad range of topics, and we partner with industry and medical experts to develop and test innovative technologies.

The labs utilize data acquisition systems capable of up to 1 million samples/sec per channel and high-speed cameras capable of more than 550,000 fps standard resolution or 12,000 fps HD. The lab uses a Vicon motion tracking system for kinematic analysis.

A family of Hybrid III dummies including six-month CRABI, 5th percentile female, 50th percentile male, and 95th percentile male is available for testing and rental. The lab can calibrate ATDs (anthropometric test devices) using our in-house calibration fixtures including a thoracic pendulum, a neck calibration pendulum, a head calibration stand, and knee calibration pendulum.