Jia Cheng Xu

Hello! I am Jia-Cheng, an industrial PhD student at Neuronics and research engineer at the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI). My academic background is in Medical Engineering from KTH (2014-2019) with specialization in biomechanics and injury prevention.

My PhD project is about finite element human body modelling and simulations in LS-DYNA to predict fall-related long-term injuries, and promote health and well-being through active mobility and public transport. The main focus is to provide more knowledge about injury mechanisms of various fall injuries to head, wrist, and hip that are known to carry high risk of medical impairment and societal costs.

As public transport and active mobility is highly encouraged in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the main application is standing passengers on buses, where falls from standing height occur due to external perturbations caused by driver maneuvers.

The outcomes of my PhD thesis is to provide a framework for virtual testing with recommendations on safe bus maneuvers, primarily autonomous (soft) emergency braking and evasive manuevers.

The broader objective of my thesis is to improve injury prevention for fall-related injuries.