Head Injury Criterion (HIC)
Head Injury Criterion or Head Impact Criterion (HIC) is a measure of the likelihood of head injury arising from an impact. The HIC can be used to assess safety related to vehicles, personal protective gear, and sport equipment.
 Evaluated period
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Selects the part of the trace to be evaluated. This can be the time between trigger event and first zero crossing or a fixed time interval.
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 Maximum duration
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The time interval for HIC calculation. Common values are 15 and 36 ms(HIC15 and HIC36).
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 Measuring values
The values found by HIC calculation are listed for each channel. They can be displayed in the diagram.
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