THE TECHNIQUE OF UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS AS APPLIED TO THE MOMENTUM EQUATION FOR ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION

In experimental work, it is well known that measured values are not exact. Statistical treatment of uncertainty in measured values is common. The propagation in measured values into calculated values is examined. This technique of uncertainty analysis presented provides a rigorous mathematical technique for the analysis of uncertainty propagation from experimentally measured values into calculated results. The method of uncertainty analysis is introduced in general and an application to the momentum equation is examined to demonstrate the technique. The example presented demonstrates the effectiveness of the technique by demonstrating the growth of uncertainty in the calculated results around a singularity in the equations. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 882390.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • TUBERGEN, R G
• Publication Date: 1995-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 33-8
• Serial:
  • SAE PUBLICATION SP-1083. ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION: TECHNOLOGY AND ANIMATION V. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION, FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 2, 1995, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Crash reconstruction; Data collection; Economic efficiency; Errors; Mathematical models; Measurement; Methodology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: United States
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 8623: Data acquisition; 5911: Efficiency; 6440: Error; 6473: Mathematical model; 6136: Measurement; 9102: Method; 1621: Reconstruction (accid); 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00729366
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 1-56091-633-8
• Report/Paper Numbers: 950135
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 26 1996 12:00AM