ABSTRACT

Automotive Accident Reconstruction: Practices and Principles introduces techniques for gathering information and interpreting evidence, and presents computer-based tools for analyzing crashes. This book provides theory, information and data sources, techniques of investigation, an interpretation of physical evidence, and practical tips for beginner

chapter 2|16 pages

Tire Models

chapter 5|12 pages

Time–Distance Studies

chapter 7|12 pages

Accident Investigation

chapter 8|20 pages

Getting Information from Photographs

chapter 9|12 pages

Filtering Impulse Data

chapter 10|6 pages

Digital Filters for Airbag Applications

chapter 11|14 pages

Obtaining NHTSA Crash Test Data

chapter 13|14 pages

Analyzing Crash Pulse Data

chapter 15|24 pages

Rollover Forensics

chapter 16|20 pages

Rollover Analysis

chapter 17|30 pages

Vehicle Structure Crash Mechanics

chapter 18|14 pages

Impact Mechanics

chapter 19|8 pages

Uniaxial Collisions

chapter 21|42 pages

Assessing the Crush Energy

chapter 22|18 pages

Measuring Vehicle Crush

chapter 25|14 pages

Narrow Fixed-Object Collisions

chapter 26|14 pages

Underride/Override Collisions

chapter 27|26 pages

Simulations and Other Computer Programs