Randhawa, H.S, and Lankarani, H.M., “Finite Element Analysis of Impacts on Water and Its Application to Helicopter Water Landing and Occupant Safety,” International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 189-200, 2003.

Lankarani, H.M., Olivares, G., and Nagarajan, H., “A Virtual Mutibody and Finite Element Analysis Environment in the Field of Aerospace Crashworthiness,” Chapter in the book, Virtual Nonlinear Multibody Systems, Schiehlen and Valasek (Eds.), NATO Science Series, II. Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 103, pp. 187-212, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.

Bhaskaran, B., Nagarajan, H., and Lankarani, H.M., “Identification of Potential Injuries to Occupants on Side-facing Seats in Aircraft Accidents,” submitted to the International Journal of Traffic Injury Prevention, November 2003.

Adams, A., and Lankarani, H.M., “A Modern Aerospace Modeling Approach for Evaluation of Aircraft Fuselage Crashworthiness,” International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol.8, No. 4, pp.401-413, 2003.

Adams, A., Nagarajan, H., and Lankarani, H.M., “Scale Modeling of Aircraft Structure – An Innovative Strategy to Evaluate and Improve Crashworthiness,” submitted to Journal of Aircraft, November 2003.

Lankarani, H.M., and S. Shivaswamy, “Methodologies for Treatment of Impact in Multibody Mechanical Systems,” Chapter 4 in the book, Impact with Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, A. Guran (Ed.), Birkhauser, Boston, 2003.

Lankarani, H.M., “Aircraft Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection,” Chapter 16 in the book, Impact with Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, A. Guran (Ed.), Birkhauser, Boston, 2003.

Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., “Dynamic Behavior of a Revolute Clearance Joint in Multibody Mechanical Systems,” submitted to Journal of Sound and Vibration, Manuscript No. P/001/04, submitted November 2003.

Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., “Modeling Lubricated Revolute Clearance Joints in Multibody Mechanical Systems,” submitted to IMECH Journal of Multibody Dynamics, November 2003.

McCoy, M.L., and Lankarani, H.M., “Determination of Crush Stiffness Coefficients for a Typical LTV Frontal Protective Guard Design and Comparison to that of Vehicle Frontal Crash Coefficients,” submitted to Journal of Automobile Engineering, October 2003.

McCoy, M.L., and Lankarani, H.M., “Robustness and Practicality of a PC-Based Finite Element Code in Predicting Impact Phenomena for Engineering Design Purposes,” submitted to International Journal of Impact Engineering, October 2003.

Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., “Contact-Impact Force Models for Spherical and Cylindrical Shaped Surface Collisions in Multibody Mechanical Systems,” submitted to Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics, October 2003.

Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., “Modeling Multibody Systems Involving Clearance Joints, Impact, Friction and Lubrication Effects,” submitted to Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, October 2003.

Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., “Analysis of Joint Lubrication Effect for Multibody Mechanical Systems,” submitted to ASME Journal of Tribology, October 2003.

Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., “Theoretical and Experimental Investigation on Multibody Systems with Revolute Clearance Joints,” submitted to the International Journal of Multibody System Dynamics, December 2003.

Alshaer, B.J., and Lankarani, H.M., “Formulation of Dynamic Loads Generated by Lubricated Long Journal Bearings,” submitted to ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Paper No. MD-03-1211, June 2003.

Alshaer, B.J., and Lankarani, H.M., “Dynamics of a Multibody Mechanical System with Lubricated Long Journal Bearings,” submitted to ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Paper No. MD-03-1210, June 2003.

Ramalingam, V.K., and Lankarani, H.M., “Analysis of Impact on Soft Soil and Its Application to Aircraft Crashworthiness,” International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 57-66, 2002.

Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, M.S., “Treatment of Impact with Friction in Open- and Closed-Loop Planar Multibody Systems,” International Journal of Multibody System Dynamics, Vol. 6, pp. 203-227, 2001.  

Lankarani, H.M., and S.Shivaswamy, “Methodologies for Treatment of Impact in Multibody Mechanical Systems,” Chapter in the book, Impact and Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, A. Guran (Ed.),Chapter 4 Birkhauser,Boston,2001.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Aircraft Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection,” Chapter in the book, Impact and Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, A. Guran (Ed.), Chapter 16, Birkhauser,Boston 2001.  

Ramalingam, V.K., and Lankarani, H.M., “Analysis of Impact on Soft Soil and Its Application to Aircraft Crashworthiness,”accepted for publication in the International Journal of Crashworthiness, accepted October 2001, to appear in January 2002 issue.  

Randhawa, H.S, and Lankarani, H.M., “Finite Element Analysis of Impacts o Water and Its Application to Helicopter Water Landing and Occupant Safety,” accepted for publication in the International Journal of Crashworthiness, accepted November 2001.  

Alshaer, B.J., and Lankarani, H.M., “Formulation of Dynamic Loads Generated by Lubricated Long Journal Bearings,” accepted for publication in the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, JMD Paper No. 010421, July 2001.  

Alshaer, B.J., and Lankarani, H.M., “Dynamics of a Multibody Mechanical System with Lubricated Long Journal Bearings,” accepted for publication in the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, JMD Paper No. 010422, July 2001.

  Lankarani, H.M.,and Ayyagari,M., “A poisson-based Formulation for Frictional Impact Analysis of Multibody Mechanical Systems with Open or Closed Kinematics Chains,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design,Vol.122,No.4, pp. 489-497,2000  

 Ravi, P.,Shivaswamy, S.,Alshaer, B. and Lankarani, H.M., “Joint Clearances with Lubricated Long Bearings in Multibody Mechanical Systems,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 122, No. 4, pp. 484-488, 2000.  

 Lankarani, H.M.,and Pereira, M.S., “Treatment of Impact with Friction in Open- and Closed-Loop Planar Multibody Systems,” accepted for publication in the International Journal of Multibody System Dynamics, MUBO 99033, accepted April 2000.  

Lankarani, H.M.,and Hooper, S.J., “Application of Computer-Aided Analysis Tools for Aircraft Occupant and Seat Crashworthiness,” International Journal of Crashworthiness, Woodland Publishing, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp.433-448, 1999.  

 Talia, M., Lankarani, H.M., and Talia, J.E., “New Experimental Technique for the Analysis of Solid Particle Erosion Mechanisms,” WEAR Journal, Elsevier Sciences, Vol. 225, pp. 1070-1077, 1999.  

Ahmed, S., Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, M.S., “Frictional Impact Analysis in Open-loop Multibody Mechanical Systems,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 121, pp.119-127, March 1999.  

Hutchinson, J., Kaiser, M.J., and Lankarani, H.M., “The Head Injury Criteria Functional,” Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier Sciences, Vol. 96, pp. 1-16, 1998.

Lankarani, H.M., Gowdy, V., DeWeese, R., Kishore, P., Murthy, A., and Satish, S., “Kinematics of SID on Side-facing Aircraft Seats," International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 393-403, 1998.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Hooper, S.J., “Application of Computer-Aided Analysis Tools for Aircraft Occupant and Seat Crashworthiness,” International Journal of Crashworthiness, under press, accepted June 1999.  

Talia, M., Lankarani, H.M., and Talia, J.E., “New Experimental Technique for the Analysis of Solid Particle Erosion Mechanisms,” WEAR Journal, Elsevier Sciences, Paper No. 8067-1998, under press, accepted January 1999.  

Ahmed, S., Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, M.S., “Frictional Impact Analysis in Open-loop Multibody Mechanical Systems,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 121, pp.119-127, March 1999.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, M.S., “Treatment of Impact with Friction in Open- and Closed-Loop Multibody Mechanical Systems,” accepted for publication in the International Journal of Multibody Systems Dynamics, accepted July 1999.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Hooper, S.J., “Industry Focuses on Turbulence Inquiries,” (Cover Story), Aircraft Interior Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, July 1998.

Lankarani, H.M., and Ng, C.C., “Alternative Designs of Energy-absorbing Seat Legs for Commuter Aircraft Seats,” SAE Transaction Paper No., 971458, 1997.   

Lankarani, H.M., Hooper, S.J., Mirza, M.G., and Sivakumaran, S., “Attenuation and Simplified Testing Procedure of HIC for Aircraft Crash Safety Evaluation,” SAE Transactions, Paper No., 971457, 1997.

Lankarani, H.M., “Current Issues Regarding Aircraft Occupant Protection,” Chapter in the book, Crashworthiness of Transportation Systems: Structural Impact and Occupant Protection, J. Ambrosio, et al. (Eds.), NATO Series E, Applied Sciences, Vol. 332, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 579-612, 1996.

Lankarani, H.M., “Contact/Impact Dynamics Applied to Crash Analysis,” Chapter in the book, Crashworthiness of Transportation Systems: Structural Impact and Occupant Protection, J. Ambrosio, et al. (Eds.), NATO Series E, Applied Sciences, Vol. 332, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 445-473, 1996.

Ma, D., Lankarani, H.M., “A Multibody/Finite Element Analysis Approach for Modeling of Crash Dynamic Responses,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 119, pp. 382-387, September 1997.

Shivaswamy, S., Li, J., and Lankarani, H.M., “Impact Analysis of Plates Using Quasi-static Approach,” ASME Journal of  Mechanical Design, Vol. 119, pp. 376-381, September 1997.  

Lankarani, H.M., Ma, D., and Menon, R., “Impact Dynamics of Multibody Mechanical Systems and Applications to Crash Analysis of Aircraft Occupants and Structural Systems,” Chapter in the book, Computational Dynamics in Multibody Systems, M.F.O.S. Pereira and J.A.C. Ambrosio (Ed.), selected technical papers at the 1994 NATO Advanced Study Institute on Computer Aided Analysis of Rigid and Flexible Mechanical Systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 239-265, 1995.

Ma, D., Lankarani, H.M., “A Nonlinear Finite-Element Approach for Kineto-static Analysis of Multibody Systems,” International Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Vol. 7, pp. 10-23, 1995.

Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “Continuous Contact Force Models for Impact Analysis in Multibody Systems,” International Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol. 5, pp. 193-207,  Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.  

Lankarani, H.M., Ma, D., and Menon, R., “Multibody Dynamics of Aircraft Occupants Seated Behind Interior Walls,” International Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol. 6, pp. 237-246, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.  

Menon, R., and Lankarani, H.M., “A Multibody Dynamic Model of Head-Neck and Its Extension Whiplash Responses,” Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 312-316, March 1993.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Biomechanical Modeling and Simulations of the Human Body Motion,” Journal of Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing, Vol. 2, Sec. B, pp. 1060-1065, 1993.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Computer Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Multibody Mechanical Systems,”Journal of Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing, Vol. 2, Sec. B, pp. 1066-1071, 1993.

Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “Canonical Impulse Momentum Equations for the Impact Analysis of Multibody Systems,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 114, pp. 180-186, March 1992.

Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “A Contact Force Model with Hysteresis Damping for Impact Analysis of Multibody Systems,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 112, pp. 369-375, September 1990.  

Lankarani, H.M., Koshy, C.S., Kanetkar, G., Flores, P., Claro, J.C.P., and Ambrosio, J., “Experimental Study on Multibody Systems with Clearance Joints,” to be presented at the 2004 Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics, Seoul, Korea, August 2004.

Nagarajan, H., Koshy, C.S., Lankarani, H.M., “Use of Multibody Dynamic Tools in Development of an Experimental Component Head Injury Criteria for Aerospace Applications,” to be presented at the 2004 Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics, Seoul, Korea, August 2004.

Nagarajan, H., Lankarani, H.M., “A Methodology for the Design of HIC-Compliant Aircraft Bulkheads and Divider Panels,” to be presented at the 2004 International Conference on Crashworthiness, San Francisco, July 2004.

Nagarajan, H., Lankarani, H.M., “Development and Evaluation of a Component HIC Tester for Aircraft Seat Certification,” to be presented at the 2004 International Conference on Crashworthiness, San Francisco, July 2004.

McCoy, M.L., and Lankarani, H.M., “Determination of Crush Stiffness Coefficients for a Typical LTV Frontal Protective Guard Design and Comparison to that of Vehicle Frontal Crash Coefficients,” to be presented at the 2004 International Conference on Crashworthiness, San Francisco, July 2004.

Bhaskaran, B., Nagarajan, H., and Lankarani, H.M., “Identification of Potential Injuries to Occupants on Side-facing Seats in Aircraft Accidents,” 2003 International IRCOBI Conference on Biomechanics of Impact, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2003.

Gopalan, S., Nagarajan, H., and Lankarani, H.M., “Parametric Study of Row-to-Row Head and Neck Injuries on Transport Aircraft Seats,” 5th MADYMO Users Meeting of America, Troy, Michigan, October 2003.

Baskaran, B., Nagarajan, H., and Lankarani, H.M., “MADYMO Modeling of Occupant Dynamic Responses on Side-facing Aircraft Seats and Potential Neck Injuries,” 5th MADYMO Users Meeting of America, Troy, Michigan, October 2003.

Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J.A.C., and Pimenta Claro, J.C., “Dynamic Behavior of a Revolute Joint clearance in Multibody Mechanical Systems,” 2003 ASME Design Technical Conferences, 19th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise -- 4th Symposium on Multibody Dynamics and Vibrations, ASME Paper no. DETC2003/VIB-48853, Chicago, Illinois, September 2003.

Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J.A.C., and Pimenta Claro, J.C., “Modeling Lubricated Revolute Clearance Joints in Multibody Mechanical Systems,” 2003 ASME Design Technical Conferences, 19th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise -- 4th Symposium on Multibody Dynamics and Vibrations, ASME Paper no. DETC2003/VIB-48854 Chicago, Illinois, September 2003.

Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J.A.C., and Pimenta Claro, J.C., “Modeling Translational Joints with Clearance in Multibody Systems,” to be presented at the Congresso de Metodos Computacionais em Engenharia, Lisbon, Portugal, June 2004.

Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J.A.C., and Pimenta Claro, J.C., “Design of Experimental Equipment for Dynamic Tests of Multibody Mechanical Systems with Joint Clearances,” to be presented at the Mechatronics 2004, Turkey, September 2004.

Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J.A.C., and Pimenta Claro, J.C., “Modeling Clearance Joints and Flexibility Effects with ADAMS,” to be presented at the ADAMS Users Meeting.

Adams, A., Lankarani, H.M., and Safai, N.M., “Aircraft Seat Cushion Performance Evaluation and Replacement Implementation,” 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 2360, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2003.

Adams, A., Lankarani, H.M., and Safai, N.M., “Development of New Crashworthiness Evaluation Strategy for Advanced General Aviation and Transport Aircraft Seats,” 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 3660, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2003.

Lankarani, H.M., Olivares, G., and Nagarajan, H., “A Virtual Mutibody and Finite-Element Analysis Environment in the Field of Aerospace Crashworthiness,” invited principal lecture, pre-prints of the NATO Advanced Science Institute (ASI) on Virtual Nonlinear Multibody Systems, Vol. II, pp. 130-139, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2002.

Shivaswamy, S., Alshaer, B., Khadem, H., and Lankarani, H.M., “Dynamics of Multibody Systems with Lubricated Short and Long Journal Bearings,” accepted for presentation at the 6th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Symposium on Computational Multibody Dynamics, Dearborn, Michigan, August 2001.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Olivares, G., “A Component Head Injury Criteria Tester for Aerospace Applications,” accepted for presentation at the Third International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 2001.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Development of a HIC Compliant Bulkhead,” accepted for presentation at the Third International Aircraft  Fire and Cabin Safety Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 2001.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Dynamic Response of Multibody Mechanical Systems with Lubricated Journal Bearings,” Second International Symposium on Impact and Friction of Solids, Structures, and intelligent Machines,” Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 2000.  

Lankarani, H.M.,and Hooper, S.J., “Latest Research on Aircraft Cabin Interior Safety,” (Keynote Speech with proceedings), Aircraft Interior Conference and Exposition 2000: Interiors for the New Millennium, Reno, Nevada, May 2000.  

Alshaer, B.J., and Lankarani, H.M., “Formulation of Dynamic Loads Generated by Lubricated Long Journal Bearings,” 2000 ASME Design Automation Conference, Paper No. DAC039, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2000.  

Alshaer, B.J., and Lankarani, H.M., “Dynamics of a Multibody Mechanical System with Lubricated Long Journal Bearings,” 2000 ASME Design Automation Conference, Paper No. DAC040, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2000.  

Lankarani, H.M., “A Systems Approach for Aircraft Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Problems,” 4th International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers, ISME Paper No. E4021, Tehran, Iran, May 2000  

Lankarani, H.M., “Methodologies for Frictional Impact Analysis of Multibody Mechanical Systems,” 4th International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers, ISME Paper No. E4076, Tehran, Iran, May 2000.  

Alshaer, B.J., and Lankarani, H.M., “Lubricant Forces Evaluation in Dynamically-Loaded Lubricated Journal Bearings,” 8th Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures,” Blacksburg, Virginia, July 2000.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, P., (Invited Paper), “Treatment of Impact with Friction in Open and Closed-Loop Multibody Mechanical Systems,” EUROMECH 404: European Mechanics Colloquium on Advances in Computational Multibody Systems Dynamics, Lisbon, Portugal, September 1999.  

Hooper, S.J., and Lankarani, H.M., “Analyses of HIC Problems for 16G Aircraft Seats,” 1999 SAE General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting & Exposition (GCRAM), SAE Paper No. 1999-01-1607, Wichita, Kansas, April 1999.  

Lankarani, H.M., Gowdy, V., DeWeese, R., Kishore, P., and Murthy, A., “Compliance Criteria for Side-facing Aircraft Seats,” 1999 SAE General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting (GCRAM), SAE Paper No. 1999-01-1598, Wichita, Kansas, April 1999.  

Ravn, P., Shivaswamy, S., and Lankarani, H.M., “Treatment of Lubrication in Long Bearings for Joint Clearances in Multibody Mechanical Systems,” Second Symposium on Multibody Dynamics and Vibration of the 1999 ASME Design Technical Conferences, Paper No. DETC99/VIB-8235, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 1999.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Ayyagari, M., “A Poisson-based Formulation for Frictional Impact Analysis of Open- and Closed-Loop Multibody Mechanical Systems,” Second Symposium on Multibody Dynamics and Vibration of the 1999 ASME Design Technical Conferences, Paper No. DETC99/VIB-8216, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 1999.  

Talia, M., Lankarani, H.M., and Talia, J.E., (Invited Paper), “A Theoretical Study of the New Experimental Technique for the Analysis of Solid Particle Erosion Mechanisms,” 12th International Conference on Wear of Materials, Atlanta,Georgia, April 1999.  

Ravn, P., Shivaswamy, S., and Lankarani, H.M., “Modeling Joint Clearances in Multibody Mechanical Systems,” International Conference on Dynamics and Control (DYCONS99), Ottawa, Canada, August 1999.  

Olivares,G., Lankarani, H.M., and Bahr, B., “Development of 1/6-scale and Full-scale Head Impact Component Testers” International Conference on Dynamics and Control (DYCONS99), Ottawa, Canada, August 1999.  

Soltis, S., Hooper, S.J., and Lankarani, H.M., “An Overview of Head Impact protection Research Related to Airline Cabin Interior Panels,” International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, November 1998.  

Hooper, S.J., Lankarani, H.M., and Kishore, P., (Invited Paper), “Analysis of Component HIC Testing,” International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, November 1998.  

Lankarani, H.M., Kishore, P., and Murthy A., (Invited Paper), “Modeling of Occupant Responses on Side-facing Aircraft Seats,” International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, November 1998.  

Lankarani, H.M., “CAE Tools in Aircraft Crash Injury Protection,” (Keynote Lecture), Seventh International Madymo Users’ Conference, Windsor, Canada, June 1998.  

Shakil, A., Pereira, M., and Lankarani, H.M., (Invited Paper), “Analysis of Impact with Friction in Multibody Mechanical Systems,” 1998 International Symposium on Impact and Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, pp. 199-202, Ottawa, Canada, June 1998.  

Shivaswamy, S., and Lankarani, H.M., “Modeling Contact Forces During Impact on Flexible Systems,” 1998 International Symposium on Impact and Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, pp. 301-304, Ottawa, Canada, June 1998.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Aircraft Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection,” 1998 International Symposium on Impact and Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, Ottawa, Canada, June 1998.  

Mirza, M., Lankarani, H.M., and Hooper, S.J., “Evaluation of a Component HIC Testing Apparatus for Aircraft Bulkhead Seating,” SAE Advances in Aviation Safety Conference & Exposition, SAE Paper 981216, Daytona Beach, Florida, April 1998.  

Cheraghi, S.H., Wang, M., and Lankarani, H.M., “Evaluation of Feature Relating Positional Tolerance,” 1998 World Automation Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, May 1998.  

Lankarani, H.M., Hooper, S.J., Mirza, M.G., and Sivakumaran, S., “Attenuation and Simplified Testing Procedure of HIC for Aircraft  Crash Safety Evaluation,” SAE General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting & Exposition, Wichita, Kansas, SAE Paper No. 971457, April 1997.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Ng, C.C., “Alternative Designs of Energy-absorbing Seat Legs for Certification of Commuter Aircraft  Seats,” SAE General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting & Exposition, Wichita, Kansas, SAE Paper No., 971458, April 1997.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Contact/Impact Dynamics Applied to Crash Analysis,” (Invited Lecture), Proceedings of NATO Advanced Study Institute on Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection of Transportation Systems, Volume I: Main Lectures,pp. 255-283, Tróia,                            Portugal, July 1996.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Current Issues Regarding Aircraft Occupant Protection,” (Invited Lecture), Proceedings of  NATO Advanced Study Institute on Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection of Transportation Systems, Volume I: Main Lectures, pp. 285-318, Tróia, Portugal, July1986.  

Shakil, A., Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, M.S., “Frictional Impact Analysis in Constrained Multibody Systems,” 1996 ASME Design Automation Conference, University of California, Irvine, August 1996.  

Shakil, A., Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, M.S., “Impact with Friction in Open-loop Multibody Mechanical Systems,” Sixth Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability and Dynamics of Structures, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, June 1996.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Head Component Testing and Analysis for Crash Safety Evaluation,” 1995 ASME Annual Congress and Exposition, San Francisco, CA, November 1995.  

Mehra, A., Shivaswamy, S., and Lankarani, H.M., “Modeling Hard Stops and Joint Clearances in Multibody Systems -- Application in Aircraft Landing Gear Mechanisms,” 1995 ASME Design Automation Conference, Boston, MA, September 1995.  

Maruthyappan, R.K., Lankarani, H.M., “Nonlinear Behavior of Structures Using Simple Plastic Hinge Theory,” ASME Advances in Design Automation, DE-Vol. 69-1, pp. 453-465, 1994 ASME Design Automation Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, September 1994.  

Shivaswamy, S., Lankarani, H.M., “Impact Analysis of Plates Using a Quasi-Static Approach,” ASME Advances in Design Automation, DE-Vol. 69-1, pp. 467-473, 1994 ASME Design Automation Conference, University of Minnesota, September 1994.  

Ma, D., and Lankarani, H.M., “A Multibody/Finite-Element Approach for Analysis of Crash Dynamic Responses,” ASME Advances in Design Automation, DE-Vol. 69-1, pp. 55-64, 1994 ASME Design Automation Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, September 1994.  

Ma, D., Lankarani, H.M., “A Nonlinear Finite-Element Approach for Kineto-static Analysis of Multibody Systems,” Fifth Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, June 1994.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Modeling of Contact Forces and Energy Dissipation and Validation by Impact Testing in the Analysis of Multibody Systems,” European Mechanics Colloquium on Multibody Systems: Advanced Algorithms and Software Tools, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, June 1994.  

Lankarani, H.M., Wu, F., “Effect of Parameter Optimization of Contact Force Models on the Impact Dynamic Responses,” (Invited Paper), ASME Dynamics and Vibration of Time-Varying Systems and Structures, DE-Vol. 56, pp. 33-44, ASME Design Technical Conferences, Albuquerque, NM, September 1993.  

Sanjeev, A., Lankarani, H.M., “Variable Pitch Thread Cutting Machine,” 23rd Midwestern Mechanics Conference, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, October 1993.  

Sanjeev, A., Lankarani, H.M., “Design of Non-sled Test Rigs to Measure Head Injury Criteria,” 23rd Midwestern MechanicsConference, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, October 1993.  

Ma, D., Menon, R., and Lankarani, H.M., “Impact Dynamics of Multibody Mechanical Systems and Applications to Crash Analysis of Aircraft Occupants and Structural Systems,” (Invited Paper), Proceedings of NATO Advanced Study Institute on Computer Aided Analysis of Rigid and Flexible Mechanical Systems, Vol. II -- Contributing Papers, pp. 527-549, Tróia, Portugal, June 27th - July 9th 1993.  

Arfi, T., Lankarani, H.M., “Reliability Analysis for Enhanced Equipment Operational Performance,”2nd Industrial Engineering Research Conference on Quality and Reliability, pp. 242-245, Los Angeles, CA, May 1993.  

Kompalli, C., Lankarani, H.M., “Automated Path Planning for Face Milling of N-Sided Convex Polygonal Surfaces Using Staircasing Strategy,” 15th Annual Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Cocoa Beach, FL, March 1993.  

Arfi, T., Lankarani, H.M., “Development of a Logical Deductive Fault Diagnostic Technique for Real Time Application,” 15th Annual  Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Cocoa Beach, FL, March 1993.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “Hertz Contact Force Model with Permanent Indentation in Impact Analysis of Solids,” ASME Advances in Design Automation, DE-Vol. 44-2, pp. 377-312, ASME Design Technical Conferences, Scottsdale, AZ, 1992.  

Wu, F., and Lankarani, H.M., “A Parameter for Transmission Quality and Output Sensitivity Analysis of Mechanisms,” ASME Mechanism Design and Synthesis, DE-Vol. 46, pp. 103-110, ASME Design Technical Conferences, Scottsdale, AZ,September 1992.  

Lankarani, H.M., Ma, D., Menon, R., “Occupant Dynamic Responses for Evaluation of Compliance Characteristics of Aircraft Bulkheads,” ASME Advances in Design Automation, DE-Vol. 44-3, pp. 391-397, ASME Design Technical Conferences, Scottsdale, AZ, September 1992.  

Raza, S.K., Lankarani, H.M., and Motavalli, S., “Automated Target Tracking System for a Crash Environment,” Society of  Engineering Science 29th Annual Technical Meeting, University of California-San Diego, September 1992.  

Ma, D., Menon, R., and Lankarani, H.M., “Nonlinear Contact Force Models for Impact Dynamics of Aircraft Structure/Occupant,” Society of Engineering Science 29th Annual Meeting, University of California-San Diego, September 1992.  

Menon, R., and Lankarani, H.M., “A Multibody Dynamic Model of Head-Neck and Its Extension `Whiplash' Responses,” 2nd North American Congress on Biomechanics, pp. 203-206, Chicago, IL, August 1992.  

Lankarani, H.M., Ma, D., and Menon, R., Keller, K., “Multibody Dynamics of Aircraft Occupants Seated Behind Interior Walls,”Fourth Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures, VPI & State University, June 1992.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “Continuous Contact Force Models for Impact Analysis in Multibody Systems,” Fourth Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures, VPI & State University, June 1992.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Menon, R., “Crash Responses of a Discrete-Parameter Model of the Human Head-Neck,” 22nd Midwestern Mechanics Conference, pp. 481-483, University of Missouri-Rolla, October 1991.  

Tarabishi, N., Menon, R., Bahr, B., Lankarani, H.M., and Talia, J.E., “Crack Detection in Aircraft Structures by Pulse Probing,” 22nd Midwestern Mechanics Conference, pp. 590-592, University of Missouri-Rolla, October 1991.  

Lankarani, H.M., Bahr, B., and Motavalli, S., “A Computer-Aided Environment for Analysis and Design of Mechanical Systems,” 1991 ASME International Computers in Engineering Conference, Vol. 1, pp. 415-419, August 1991.  

Bahr, B., Lankarani, H.M., and Motavalli, S., “Microcomputer-Based Control System for Surface-Climbing Robot,” 1991 ASME International Computers in Engineering Conference, Vol. 2, pp. 471-475, August 1991.  

Motavalli, S., Bahr B., and Lankarani, H.M., “A Micro-computer Based Part/Tool Monitoring System for a Robotic Cell,” 1991 ASME International Computers in Engineering Conference, Vol. 2, pp. 537-541, August 1991.  

Choe, G.H., Chaudhuri, J., and Lankarani, H.M., “Prediction of Impact Force and Internal Stress on Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Laminates,” 8th International Conference on Composite Materials, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 1991. 

Lankarani, H.M., “Biomechanical Modeling and Simulations of the Human Body Motion,” 8th Conf. on Mathematical and Computer Modeling, April 1991.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Computer Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Multibody Mechanical Systems,” 8th Int. Conference on Mathematical and Computer Modeling, April 1991.  

Guy, T., Lankarani, H.M., and Talia, J.E., “The Effect of Paint Removal by Natural Particle Blasting on the Surface Morphology of  Composite Materials,” 1991 TMS Annual Meeting, pp. 70, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1991.  

Ibrahim, A., Lankarani, H.M., and Talia, J.E., “A Method to Control the Relative Tangential Velocity Component in Solid Particle Erosion,” 1991 TMS Annual Meeting, pp. 70, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1991.  

Guy T., Lankarani, H.M., and Talia, J.E., “Use of Natural Particles for the Paint Removal of Aeronautical Composite Materials,” 17th AIAA Technologyfest, pp. 14, Wichita, Kansas, November 1990.  

Ma, D., and Lankarani, H.M., “Computer Simulations of an Aircraft Occupant‑Restraint System,” 17th AIAA Technologyfest, pp. 20, Wichita, Kansas, November 1990.  

Ma, D., Ermer, G., and Lankarani, H.M., “Dynamic Behavior of the Human Body Subjected to Impact Conditions With and Without Restraint,” 1990 AIAA/FAA Joint Symposium on General Aviation Systems, pp. 108-120, May 1990.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “A Contact Force Model with Hysteresis Damping for Impact Analysis of Multibody Systems,” ASME Advances in Design Automation, DE-Vol. 19-3, pp. 45-51, 1989.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Development of a Component Head Injury Criteria Tester,” Final Report submitted to the FAA, Grant Amendment 004, October 2001.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Development of a Component Head Injury Criteria Tester,” Final Report submitted to the FAA, Grant No.   00-C- WSU-00-32 Amendment 004, October 2001.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Design of a Component Head Injury Criteria Tester,”FAA Airworthiness Assurance Center of Excellence, Monthly reports, Grant No. 97-C-001 Amendment 008, January - June 2000.  

Olivares, G., Adams, A., and Lankarani, H.M., “Development and Validation of Energy-absorbing Aircraft Seat Models,” NASA AGATE, Final Report: July 2001, Monthly Reports: February - December 2000.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Fabrication and Testing of an Enhanced Component HIC Tester,” FAA, monthly reports, July 2000 - present.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Development of a HIC Compliant Bulkhead,”FAA, monthly reports, July 2000 - present.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Aircraft Seat Cushion Replacement Program,” FAA, monthly reports, July 2000 - present.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Proposed Standards and Design Guidelines for Side-facing Aircraft Seats,” ADMRC Board for final submisson to the FAA, June 2000.  

Dumbala, V., and Lankarani, H.M., “Modeling of Occupant Dynamic Responses for Side-facing Aircraft Seats Facing a Typical Production Bulkhead,” Report submitted to the FAA Civil Aeromedical Institute, July 2000.  

Lankarani H.M., “Establishing Compliance Criteria for Side-facing Aircraft Seats” ADMRC, Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, Quarterly and Semi-annual reports and presentations, 1997-1999.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Analytical Evaluation of Component HIC Devices for Certification of Aircraft Cabin Furnishings,” ADMRC, Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, Quarterly and Semi-annual reports and presentations, 1999.  

Mathis, J., Lankarani, H.M., and Bahr, B., “Water Jet Impingement Forming of Aluminum Aircraft,” ADMRC, Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, Quarterly and Semi-annual reports and presentations, 1999.  

Hooper, S., Lankarani, H.M., and Mirza, H., “Methodology for the Design of Energy-Absorbing Bulkheads for HIC Compliance,” Federal Aviation Administration, Report No. DOT/FAA/96-G-019, Final Report - Part A, May 1998.  

Hooper, S., Lankarani, H.M., and Mirza, H., “An Evaluation of a Component HIC Test Apparatus,” Federal Aviation Administration, Report No. DOT/FAA/96-G-019, Final Report - Part B, April 1998.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Establishing Compliance Criteria for Side-facing Aircraft Seats,” ADMRC, Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, Quarterly and Semi-annual reports and presentations, 1997-1999.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Head Impact Protection Against Aircraft Cabin Furnishings: Component Level Testing and Analysis,” ADMRC, Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, Semi-annual report and presentation, March 1997.  

Hooper, S., Lankarani, H.M., and Mirza, H., “Bulkhead Designs for HIC Compliance and Evaluation of Simplified Head Impact Testing Methodologies,” Final Report to the FAA, Report No. FAA/96-G-019, November 1997.  

Hooper, S., Lankarani, H.M., and Mirza, H., “Dynamic Seat Testing and Analysis,” Final Report to the FAA, Report No. FAA/95- G-031, July 1996.  

Wentz, W.H., Ellis, D., Lankarani, H.M., et al., “Aviation Safety Research at the National Institute for Aviation Research - Wichita State University,” NIAR Report 93-4, 1993.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Injury Biomechanics of Head-Brain-Neck System,” Project Status Report, Wesley Medical Foundation, February 1992.  

Lankarani, H.M., “Biodynamic Responses for Evaluation of Aircraft Crash Safety,” Final Report, Federal Aviation Administration, November 1993.  

Lankarani, H.M., Ma, D., Menon, R., “Biodynamic Responses for Evaluation of Aircraft Crash Safety -- Phase II,” Collection of 24 Monthly Reports, Federal Aviation Administration, September 1991 - September 1993.  

Palaniappan, P., and Lankarani, H.M., “Analysis, Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Head Impact Component Test Apparatus,” NIAR Report No. 95-6, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, 1996.  

Qian, X., and Lankarani, H.M., “Modeling the Structural Crash Responses of a Vehicle Torque Box and Related Crash Dynamics of the Vehicle Occupant,” NIAR Report No. 95-5, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, 1995.  

Sanjeev, A., and Lankarani, H.M., “Design and Evaluation of Non-sled Test Programs for Measuring HIC,” NIAR Report No. 92-21, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, 1992.  

Malapati, R., Lankarani, H.M., “Evaluation of Head Injury Criteria,” NIAR Report No. 92-20, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, 1992.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Ma, D., “Biodynamic Responses for Evaluation of Aircraft Crash Safety -- Phase I,” Final Report, Federal Aviation Administration, September 1991.  

Lankarani, H.M., Bahr, B., and Talia, J.E., “Feasibility Study of Crack Detection in Aircraft Structures,” Final Report, Federal Aviation Administration, September 1991.  

Steel, B., Lankarani, H.M., “A Brief Examination and Comparison Between the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and the Federal Aviation Regulations,” NIAR Report No. 91-25, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, August 1991.  

Wentz, W.J., Hutchinson, J.J., Lankarani, H.M., “Program Plans for Aviation Safety Research,” NIAR Report No. 90-32, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, 1990.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “Local Plasticity Effect in Impact Analysis of Solids,” NIAR Report No. 90-30, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, October 1990.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “A Generalized Contact/Impact Analysis of Mechanical Systems,” NIAR Report No. 90-27, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, September 1990.  

Guy, T., Lankarani, H.M., and Talia, J.E., “The Effect of Natural Bead Blasting Paint Removal on the Surface Morphology of Composite Structures,” NIAR report No. 90-24, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, August 1990.

Ma, D., Ermer, G., and Lankarani, H.M., “Biodynamic Simulations of an Aircraft Pilot/Passenger in Various Crash Environments,” NAIR Report No. 90‑6, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, April 1990.  

Gim, G., Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “Dynamic Simulation of a GM Y‑Car,” Technical Report No. CAEL‑88‑5, University of Arizona, June 1988.  

Gim, G., Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “Technical Data and Modeling of a GM Y‑Car,” Technical Report No. CAEL‑88‑4, University of Arizona, June 1988.  

Gim G., Pereira, M.S., Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “Rollover Analysis of Vehicles with Safety Rollbars,” Technical Report No. CAEL‑87‑5, University of Arizona, May 1987.  

Pereira, M.S., Gim, G., Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “Technical Data and Plastic Hinge Model for M151‑A2 Rollbar Cage Model,” Technical Report No. CAEL‑87‑4, University of Arizona, March 1987.  

Huang, S.C., Huang, Y.M., Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E.,  “Data Pre‑Processing for Dynamic Simulation of Mechanical Systems in Spatial Motion,” Technical Report No. 84‑16, University of Iowa, August 1984.  

Bae, D.S., Huang, Y.M., Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E.,  “Data Pre‑Processing for Dynamic Simulation of Mechanical Systems in Planar Motion,” Technical Report No. 84‑10, University of Iowa, July 1984.  

Lankarani, H.M., Nikravesh, P.E., “Kinematic Constraint Formulation for some Types of Belted Pulley Joints,” Technical Report No. 83‑2, University of Iowa, May 1983.  

Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., “Gear and Rack‑and‑Pinion Formulations for DADS,” Technical Report No. 82‑5, University of Iowa, June 1982.