As with other projects in the “Head-Brain Research Domain”, the Margulies-Meaney Team is also evaluating, enhancing, and improving the predictive capabilities of SIMon, with the ultimate goal of replacing the existing head injury criterion (HIC) as the regulatory standard for motor vehicle safety.
The Margulies-Meaney Team is involved in research designed to contribute to the development and subsequent validation of SIMon as a rigorous tool by generating the scientific foundation to be able to predict the probability of injury. Results are being sent to the Yang-King Team at Wayne State University and are being used as input in the validation of the SIMon models. This research includes 4 areas:
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  •  Brain Injury Thresholds
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  •  Brain Injury Geometry for a more sophisticated mesh development. This is important in determining how anatomically detailed a model must be to accurately predict whether or not brain injury will occur.
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  •  Material Properties for Living Brain Tissue
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  •  Boundary Conditions specifically between brain and skull, and at the foramen and at the magnum of the brain extruding or not through the magnum.
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