Physical Optics Corporation — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: To address the DHP need for a biometric model to study the effects of dismounted complex b

Description

To address the DHP need for a biometric model to study the effects of dismounted complex blast injury on the pelvis, abdomen, and genitals, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to continue the development of a new Pelvic Model with multi-Sensory Data Acquisition (ELVIS). This proposed model is based on the combined development of a numerical model for blast effect prediction for different impact forces and an anatomically correct pelvic, abdominal, and genital model with a number of physical sensors; these sensors will provide comprehensive information about the blast effect and validate the numerical model. Innovations in the simultaneous development of a numerical model and an anatomically correct physical model that can be used for separate tests or numerical model validation will provide the medical research community with a superb tool for the dismounted complex blast injury study. In Phase I, POC demonstrated the feasibility of ELVIS by developing a simplified numerical model and demonstrating the operation of a physical model equipped with many sensors. In Phase II, POC plans to further advance ELVIS technology by continuing an extensive blast related injury epidemiology study and developing advanced numerical and physical models for a comprehensive injury prediction model for various blast effects.