hic

Head Injury Criterion used to measure potential for head injury.

Syntax

[x,y] = hic(time, accel, window, mode=0, specification)

x = hic(time, accel, window, mode=1, specification)

y = hic(time, accel, window, mode=2, specification)

w = hic(time, accel, window, mode=3, specification)

Inputs

time
The time vector of data to analyze (in seconds).
Type: double
Dimension: vector
accel
The head acceleration vector, equal in length to the time vector.
Type: double
Dimension: vector
window
The window width (in seconds).
Type: double
Dimension: scalar
mode
0
Output the hic window x,y vectors.
1
Output the hic window x vector.
2
Output the hic window y vector.
3
Output the height of the hic window, and its left and right end points as a single vector.
Type: integer
Dimension: Dimension: scalar
specification
1
JNCAP (default)
2
NHTSA
Type: integer
Dimension: Dimension: scalar

Outputs

x
The x coordinates of the hic window.
Type: double
Dimension: vector
y
The y coordinates of the hic window.
Type: double
Dimension: vector
w
The height of the hic window, and its left and right end points.
Type: double
Dimension: vector

Example

Find the hic window dimensions associated with a pair of time and acceleration vectors.

t = [0: 0.0001: 0.050];
accel = sin(20 * pi * t);
w = hic(time, accel, 0.03, 3)
w = [Matrix] 1 x 3
0.02048  0.01000  0.04000