MATHEMATICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS. SCENE MEASUREMENT AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM

A computer program and an associated optical measurement system have been developed to aid the investigation of highway accidents. They provide a capability of processing and evaluating scene data, via radio contact with a remote computer, while the investigators are at the accident scene. Results of the third year of effort are presented and discussed. They include the results of field testing by a local police agency as well as by Calspan personnel. It is concluded that development of the prototype system has reached a point where it can be routinely applied to many highway accidents. Proposed modifications and extensions, aimed at greater ease of application and at increased generality, are presented and discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-234 707.
• Corporate Authors:

  Calspan Corporation

  4455 Genesee Street
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14225

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • MCHENRY, R R
  • Jones, I S
  • Lynch, Jerome P
• Publication Date: 1975-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 170 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programming; Computer programs; Crash investigation; Information processing; Mathematical analysis; Optical measurement; Radio; Rangefinders; Reconstruction; Simulation; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Range finding
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090574
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CALSPAN-AQ-5341-V-2 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-053-3-658
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 29 1975 12:00AM