27 Design, analysis and construction of a synthetic skull / neck joint

Supervisor:

Dr Colin Kestell and Mellick Chahade (R.A.H.)

Moderator:

Ian Brown

Students:

Matthew Scott-Toms and Simon Rees

Description:

Projects 26, 27 and 28 are all intended to form part of the "surrogate" programme which will ultimately result in a synthetic body with similar mechanical properties to a human. Hence, this will be of value in high velocity or explosive impact trauma. All will require an understanding of the applicable human part through a combination of literature review and cadaver examination. Project is intended as an exercise to ascertain the accuracy in which the synthetic bones represent real skeletal components. In each project there will be an FEA requirement and (with the exception of project ) ultimately manufacture of a synthetic part prototype.