TLC and New Technology:

 

 

 

I believe that it is important to maintain the proficiency of and to advance the practice of Traffic Crash Reconstruction.  I truly believe that Reconstructionists are aids to the trier of fact.....In that vein I continue to push technology from other expertises to advance our end.  It is necessary under Daubert to be on the edge of technology and to be properly trained, properly equipped and to use what has been peer reviewed and is contemporary to the field...Here are some of the new technologies I have been using:

 


 

The Vetronix Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) System, setting the standard for accurate and reliable products designed to help professional accident reconstructionists, law enforcement, the insurance industry, and others do their jobs better and faster.

Expandable, powerful, accurate and reliable, the CDR system is essential for anyone involved in reconstructing accidents.

 

 

The Vetronix Crash Data Retrieval  (CDR_ System is designed to collect critical data stored on the airbag contro; modules in General Motors vehicles and just recently on a limited number of Fords.  Data stored sometimes includes:  Speed of the vehicle up to 5 seconds prior to a deployment event, Speed Change experienced by the vehicle, throttle position, brake switch, seatbelt sensor and other information.  To use this requires a national certification by Vetronix Corporation.

 

 


 

 

 

 

Detroit Diesel has developed a full range of popular and widely accepted Electronic Products that provide significant benefits for the driver, technician and fleet management. These products are cost effective and easy to operate, utilizing industry-leading technology. Their features are complimentary in most cases, which simplifies matching product capability with customer requirements.

Numerous engine-based features such as Fuel Economy incentive, Optimized Idle and DDEC Data enhance fuel economy, improve driver comfort and facilitate effective fleet management with little or no added on-board hardware.

The dashboard mounted ProDriver DC display utilized data provided by the DDEC ECM to inform the driver of current engine performance and operating conditions, as well as how they compare to fleet-defined standards. The real time view of this critical information empowers the driver to maximize performance.

Diagnostic and fleet management activities are well supported with a range of products such as Diagnostic Link, DDEC Reports, Data Summaries and Pocket Diagnostic Link. Service products are offered in several levels of capability and cost for cost effective application, while management products can analyze the data from a single vehicle or a complete fleet. PC software programs utilize the familiar Windows operating system to minimize training requirements.

 

 


 

 

 


 

     

 

 

 

 

 

The Detroit Diesel Electronic Control Module collects a variety of data dependent on its setup and installation.  It is essentially the Black Box of the Tractor-trailer.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of our computer aided diagramming (CAD) software packages:

 

Autodesk Autocad

 

Autodesk Land Development Desktop

 

Autodesk Field Survey

 

Autodesk Civil

 

Autodesk 3D Viz

 

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop

 

Autodesk Inventor Series

 


 

 

Computer Simulation and specialized Reconstruction software:

 

ARSoftware

 


WinSMAC is a prediction-simulation program which is based on the original SMAC. It completes the reconstruction process. WinSMAC allows the user to test assumptions and validate solutions obtained by traditional reconstruction techniques.

WinCRASH (formerly named SLAM for Windows) is an improved version of the CRASH III program. With scene data and damage patterns for the vehicles involved in a collision, a linear momentum and damage momentum solution can be calculated for the original speeds of the vehicles.

The AITrucks Brake Efficiency program was developed to provide state of the art analysis for the overall braking efficiency of S-Cam air brake systems. The pioneer work of Ron Heusser was improved and corrected to provide the best analysis method available for air-brake systems.

 


 

 

 

 

 

Complete 3D Collision Simulation and Reconstruction

PC-Crash is a Windows™ collision and trajectory simulation tool that enables the accurate analysis of a wide variety of motor vehicle collisions and other incidents. The results are presented true-to-scale, and in the form of clear reports, tables, diagrams and 3D animations.
PC-Crash's innovative collision model efficiently balances simplicity and accuracy in reconstructing vehicle collisions. The Collision optimizer makes use of a modern computer's power to perform hundreds of simulation trials in a short time to find the best solution possible.
MacInnis Engineering Associates (MEA) is the PC-Crash software representative for North America, South America and Australia. Collision research studies by MEA (e.g. SAE 2000-01-0849 and 2001-01-0507*) show our dedication in performing the technical work necessary to support this type of product.

 
The primary new features of PC-Crash 6.2:

PC-Crash features include:
 

 

 


 

 

 

Photo Space
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PC-Rect

 
PC-Rect Image Version 2.4
2D Photogrammetry Program for Rectification of Photographs

 

PC-Rect converts oblique scene photographs pixel-by-pixel into scaled plan views. From the plan view, users can then measure in-plane distances and angles of accident scene evidence (see SAE 970952).

Users can print the rectified images created in PC-Rect to scale, or save them in many popular formats: BMP, GIF, TIFF, JPG, PCX, and EPS. Rectified images can also be transferred directly into PC-Crash, allowing users to perform the simulation and reconstruction right on top of the rectified image of the accident scene.

 

 

 


 

 

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