
Karthik Somasundaram, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
Contact Information
Education
PhD, Wayne State University, Department: Biomedical Engineering, Detroit, MI, 2019
MS, Wayne State University, Department: Biomedical Engineering, Detroit, MI, 2015
Biography
Dr. Somasundaram’s current work seeks to develop vehicular models and optimized pedestrian human body models for pedestrian safety research. Dr. Somasundaram also participates in research investigating the crash mechanism of occupants in autonomous vehicles. The overall aim of this line of investigation is to elucidate human body kinetics and kinematics under varied loading scenarios using finite element models and advanced modeling techniques.
Research Areas of Interest
- Accidents, Traffic
- Pedestrians
- Trauma, Nervous System
Publications
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Occupant Injury and Response on Oblique-Facing Aircraft Seats: A Computational Study.
(Somasundaram K, Humm JR, Khandelwal P, Umale S, Moorcroft DM, Pintar FA.) J Biomech Eng. 2023 Feb 01;145(2) PMID: 36062977 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85139376332 09/06/2022
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(Somasundaram K, Cusick JF, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA.) Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2022 Jul;97:105688 PMID: 35661894 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131117739 06/07/2022
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Obese occupant response in reclined and upright seated postures in frontal impact sled tests.
(Somasundaram, K., Humm, J.R., Hauschild, H., Driesslein, K., Pintar, F..) Journal of Stapp Car Crash, 66. 11/07/2022
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(Somasundaram K, Humm JR, Yoganandan N, Moorcroft DM, Pintar FA.) International Journal of Crashworthiness. 2022 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140844863 01/01/2022
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(Sherman D, Somasundaram K, Begeman P, Foley S, Greb J, Bir C, Demetropoulos CK, Cavanaugh JM.) Ann Biomed Eng. 2021 Nov;49(11):3046-3079 PMID: 33723705 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102794954 03/17/2021
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(Somasundaram K, Sherman D, Begeman P, Ciarelli T, McCarty SA, Kochkodan JJ, Demetropoulos CK, Cavanaugh JM.) J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2021 Apr;116:104271 PMID: 33517100 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100062886 02/01/2021
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Importance of neural foraminal narrowing in lumbar spine fractures of low AIS severity.
(Maiman DJ, Somasundaram K, Yoganandan N, Pintar F.) Traffic Inj Prev. 2021;22(sup1):S140-S142 PMID: 34714690 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118439033 10/30/2021
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(Somasundaram K, Zhang L, Sherman D, Begeman P, Lyu D, Cavanaugh JM.) J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2019 Dec;100:103398 PMID: 31450100 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85070955783 08/27/2019
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(Somasundaram K, Kalra A, Sherman D, Begeman P, Yang KH, Cavanaugh J.) J Biomech Eng. 2017 Dec 01;139(12) PMID: 28813547 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85030538406 08/17/2017
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Effect of Boot Compliance in Numerical Model of Hybrid III in Vertical Loading
(Kalra A, Somasundram K, Shen M, Gupta V, Chou CC, Zhu F.) SAE Technical Papers. 5 April 2016;2016-April(April) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84975226395 04/05/2016