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Collision Reconstruction

Testing and instrumentation

Some cases hinge on a question that hasn't been well-studied. We have the instrumentation and the background in testing and research to gather the data ourselves.

A rider on an instrumented motorcycle during a test run

Our experts have designed and run instrumented crash testing, braking and deceleration studies, GPS and telematics accuracy trials, retroreflectivity measurement programs, and helmet impact testing.

Much of that work has been vetted externally through peer review at SAE, the Transportation Research Board, and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Testing is also how we validate our own tools. Before we rely on a render engine, a photogrammetry package, or a specialized calibration to support an opinion, we test it against measured ground truth.

Scope

What this covers

Test programs

  • Instrumented vehicle and motorcycle crash testing
  • Braking, deceleration, and friction measurement
  • Exemplar vehicle and equipment testing
  • Helmet and protective equipment impact testing
  • Nighttime visibility and detection distance studies

Instrumentation

  • GPS and inertial data acquisition
  • High-speed and calibrated video
  • Photometers and retroreflectometers
  • Tribometers
  • Accelerometers and load measurement

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Peer-reviewed research

Published work behind this practice area

Authored by our experts and peer-reviewed by external experts.

2021 2021-01-0878

Bicycle GPS Positional Accuracy

Desai, E., Wang, P., Suway, J., Engleman, K.

SAE Technical Paper

  • EDR and telematics
  • Testing and instrumentation
All publications

Who does this work

Experts on this practice area

Henry V. Vega

PE, ACTAR

Accident reconstruction and audio analysis

  • Accident reconstruction, commercial and passenger vehicles
  • Audio analysis and speed determination
  • Photogrammetry, digital mapping, and video analysis
  • UAS scene capture and 3D simulation

6 publications

Tyler Shaw

MSBE

Motorcycle reconstruction, helmet performance, and biomechanics

  • Motorcycle reconstruction
  • Accident Reconstruction
  • Helmet performance
  • Biomechanics

3 publications

Justin Ngo

PE, ACTAR

Accident reconstruction, human factors, and vehicle testing

  • Heavy truck and passenger vehicle reconstruction
  • Human factors: perception, attention, and response
  • Premise slip, trip, and fall analysis
  • Vehicle testing, instrumentation, and data analysis

4 publications

Christopher Romo

ACTAR

Accident reconstruction and biomechanics

  • 3D reconstruction and collision simulation
  • Biomechanics and occupant kinematics
  • EDR, HVEDR, and infotainment data acquisition
  • Mechanical inspection and restraint system analysis

Ziad Hatab

EIT, ACTAR

Accident reconstruction and vehicle systems

  • Accident reconstruction
  • Passenger Vehicle EDR Data
  • Heavy vehicle EDR Data
  • 3D modeling and simulation

2 publications

Jeffrey Suway

PE, ACTAR

Visibility and conspicuity, human factors, and accident reconstruction

  • Night visibility and conspicuity
  • Lighting issues
  • Human factors
  • Accident reconstruction

27 publications

Louis R. Peck

PE, ACTAR

Motorcycle reconstruction, photogrammetry, and testing

  • Motorcycle reconstruction
  • Photogrammetry
  • Testing

12 publications

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