SIMULATING VEHICULAR COLLISIONS

Vehicular collision analysis by simulation is a method by which information about the end-condition of the vehicles involved in a crash is used to determine what actually happened during the collision. The end conditions include the final resting positions of the vehicles involved, in addition to the nature and extent of the impact damage. Path information, which includes marks or possibly debris left by the vehicles as they progress through the collision sequence, is also used in the analysis. System characteristics and data acquisition are dealt with in the article. The author presents the input data, analysis and display and claims that computer graphics can now help in simulating vehicular collisions.

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  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Reed, W S
  • Keskin, A T
  • Sing, C J
• Publication Date: 1985-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 62-68
• Serial:
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Volume: 107
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0025-6501

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer graphics; Crash injury research; Crash reconstruction; Crashes; Data collection; Research; Simulation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00459026
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Information, Incorporated
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1986 12:00AM