SIMon is an acronym for a Simulated Injury Monitor which is, in injury biomechanics research circles, a “next generation” (G2) injury assessment tool.  It was developed by one of the disciplines most  highly regarded scientists, Dr. Rolf Eppinger,  of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Now, the Yang-King Team is evaluating, enhancing, and improving the predictive capabilities of SIMon, with the ultimate goal being replacement of existing head injury criterion (HIC) as the regulatory standard for motor vehicle safety.

Thus, the major outcome for this cooperative project is to further develop the numerical, experimental, and injury prediction underpinning of SIMon, and to provide the scientific foundations for the rapid transition from HIC to SIMon.

Wayne State University is leading the computational side of the SIMon validation project. The goals for the Wayne State component are to evaluate the numerical performance of the SIMon model and develop a rat finite element model for simulations of the Weight Drop Test, the Cortical Impact Test and the Vacuum Injury Test.

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