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Collision Volume 5 Issue 1

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Published Spring 2010

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Collision Volume 5, Issue 1: Article Index

  • Effect Of Directional Tires On Wet Traction
    By: H. J. Herzlich, Robert Swint, Edward Ritsch and B. Unser

  • Wet or Frozen ACM Access Considerations
    By: Sean Haight

  • Insurance Applications for Crash Data Retrieval, Legal Considerations
    By: Michael Merolli, David Brink, Patrick Conran, and Jasmine Garcia-Vieux

  • CDR Evidence Suppressed by Oklahoma Court
    By: George Hall

  • An Abbreviated History Of CDR Technology
    By: Rusty Haight

  • A Variable Deceleration Rate Approach to Rollover Crash Reconstruction
    By: Nathan Rose

  • Retrieving and Interpreting Data from Ford Powertrain Control Modules using the
    Bosch Crash Data Retrieval Tool

    By: Bruce McNally

  • Common Post Impact Speed Analysis
    By: Greg Russell

  • EDR Module Types and Collision Data Available in CDR Supported Vehicles
    By: Chuck Veppert and David Little

  • My Turn at the Wheel
    By: Peter Bergh

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Collision Volume 4 Issue 2

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Published Fall 2009

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Collision Volume 4, Issue 2: Article Index

  • Estimation of Vehicle Speed and Trajectory Based on Video from a Vehicle-Mounted Camera.
    By: Dan T. Horak

  • What is 30?
    By: Lenny Simpson and Greg Russell

  • Momentum - Vectoring in a New Approach
    By: C. Gregory Russell

  • The latest CDR System Data from GM Vehicles Update.
    By: Brad Muir

  • Honda Gold Wing Motorcycle: Linked Brakes and Their Performance.
    By: Gary Johnson

  • Braking Efficiencies of Motorcycles By Experienced Riders in Hard Braking Situations
    By: Lee E. Jackson and Raymond L. Wangler

  • My Turn At the Wheel.
    By: Richard C. Rinker

  • Death Investigations and Their Psychological Effect on Police Officers.
    By: Brian Smith

  • Testing the Last Stop Record in the Mercedes MBE 4000.
    By: Benjamin N. Smith William F. and Ronnie E. DeMonia

  • Automobile Extrication for the Reconstructionist
    By: bill Davies

  • Perception-Reaction Time: Is Olson (& Sivak) All You Need To Know?
    By: Marc Green, Ph. D.

  • Comparison of Vehicle Measurement Techniques.
    By: Daniel S. Peterson, P.E. and James W. Smith, P.E.

  • Commercial Vehicle Dynamics For Collision Reconstruction.
    By: Daniel J. Melcher, Jeffrey D. Armstrong, Jason D. Jupe, and Michael F. Bosworth

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Collision Magazine Volume 4 Issue 1

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Published Spring 2009

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Collision Volume 4, Issue 1: Article Index

  • Photo Rectification Plays an Important Role for Determining Fault in a Two Vehicle Crash
    by Lee DeChant

  • ACM Reprogramming
    by Chuck Veppert

  • Signal Processing Applied to Vehicle Speed Measurement and Recording
    by Gary Johnson

  • Accuracy of Selected 2008 Chrysler ACM EDR’s During Braking
    by Richard Ruth & Tim Reust

  • Calculating Speed From Skidmarks
    by Peter Bergh

  • Ranges of Safety Provided by Safety Technologies Used For Reducing Motorcycle Crashes, Fatalities, Injuries and Loss
    by William Belisle

  • CDR Evidence Frequently Asked Questions
    by William J. Melkonian

  • The Mathematics of Turns, Evasive Maneuvers, Lane Changes, and Passing
    by Peter Bergh

  • Using Ford PCM Data to Evaluate Deceleration Rates, Brake Time and Impact Speeds
    by Tim Reust, Richard Ruth, James Morgan

  • Alcohol and Vehicle Collisions - Correlation or Cause?
    by Peter H. Rast

  • Forensic Photography and Crash Reconstruction Part 2: Solutions to Common Problems
    by Robert Wyman

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Collision Volume 3 Issue 2

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Published Fall 2008

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Collision Volume 3, Issue 2: Article Index

  • Close-Range Photogrammetry as a Routine Crash Reconstruction Tool within the Florida Highway Patrol
    By: David A. Templeton, Jr.

  • Vehicle Speed Sensor Calibration
    By: Alan K. Nagel

  • Centrifugal Force Is It Real?
    By: Peter H. Rast

  • Basic Integral Calculus for Crash Reconstruction
    By: Sean Haight

  • Forensic Photography and Crash Reconstruction, Part 1: The Professional Amateur Expert Witness Photographer
    By: Robert Wyman

  • School Bus Rollovers and Passenger Compartment Ejection: Solving the Puzzle Using Videoanalytics
    By: Dr. Ray Turner

  • Bus Braking Tests: With and Without ABS
    By: D. Vangi, A. Virga, L. Pinchera

  • Hydroplaning: The effect of Water on the Roadway
    By:Elvin Aycock

  • CASE STUDY: Motorcycle vs. Passenger Car
    By: Gary Lewis

  • CASE STUDY: A Multifaceted Approach to Collision Analysis
    By: Greg Russell and Rusty Haight

  • CASE STUDY: 2 in 3 Out Revisited (follow-up from Volume 1, Issue 2)
    By: Greg Russell

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Collision Magazine Volume 3 Issue 1

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Published Spring 2008

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Collision Volume 3, Issue 1: Article Index

  • Single Point Crush Variation
    By: Jai Singh, BS, MS, ACTAR, John Perry, PhD, Judson Welcher BS, MS, ACTAR

  • Vehicle Fires and Airbag Modules
    By: Timothy Erhardt

  • Comparing Different Sources of CDR Data to "Real World" Crashes
    By: Brad Muir

  • An Alternative Formulation for Symmetric Sine Based Collision Pulse Models
    By: Jai Singh, BS, MS, ACTAR, John Perry, PhD

  • Cable Options for the "CDR System Handyman"
    By: David M. Little

  • Quantifying the Aerodynamic Forces Acting on Objects During a Fall
    By: Kevin Adkins

  • Reconstruction: Seeing Across the Years
    By: Bill Wright

  • The Accuracy of Speed Recorded by a Ford PCM and the Effects of Brake, Yaw and other Factors
    By: Timothy Reust, James Morgan, Richard Ruth

  • Dynamic Accuracy of Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Event Data Recorders During ABS Braking
    By: Richard Ruth, Timothy Reust

  • Getting Data From Destroyed SDMs: Transferring EEPROMs Between Modules
    By: Wade Bartlett

  • CASE STUDY: The "trampoline Effect" in Reconstruction
    By: Rusty Haight, Sean Haight

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Collision Volume 2 Issue 2

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Published Fall 2007

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Collision Volume 2, Issue 2: Article Index

  • General Motors Data Recording: A Visual Approach to the Logic Functions
    By: William Messerschmidt, Jon Northrup

  • Detailed Comparison of Vehicle Speed and the Speed Recorded by an SDM
    By: Timothy Reust, James Morgan

  • Average Daily Ignition Cycles in SDM Equipped, GM Vehicles
    By: David M. Little

  • Application of Drag Coefficients to ABS related Sideslip
    By: David Dye

  • Use of the Combined Velocity Equation In Cases Involving Post-Collision Movement
    By: James D. English

  • Vehicle Crush Measuring: Helpful For Extracting Key Details Of Crash Scenes Part II
    By: Bob Galvin

  • Implications of Symmetric Sine-Based Collision Pulse Models on Force-Deflection Characteristics: (Part 1)
    By: Jai Singh, BS, MS, John Perry, PhD.

  • Using GPS based Data Acquisition in Forensic Accident Reconstruction
    By: R.J. Butler, K.C. Breen, W.R. Fischer, K.D. Bedsworth, N.R. Haupt

  • Quantifying the Aerodynamic Forces Acting on a Vehicle and Projectile
    By: Kevin Adkins

  • Reconstruction and Analysis of Steering-Induced, On-Road, Untripped SUV Rollover Tests (Part 2)
    By: Lawrence Wilson P.E., Michael Gilbert, P.E., Daniel Godrick

  • Effects of Sample Rates on Accelerometer Based Skid Testing and Unit Comparison
    By: Jon Northrup

  • Validating Speed Analysis Calculations with Crash Test Data
    By: Charles R. Lewis

  • Snowmobile Performance Data
    By: Robert Dowd

  • Night-Time Pedestrian Collision Reconstruction Factors
    By: Daniel Melcher, P.E., Jeffrey Armstrong, P.E.

  • European Accident Reconstruction by the Visual Comparison with Crash Tests
    By: Wolfram Kalthoff, M.Eng

  • CASE STUDY: How Do You Deal With a "Secondary Contact"?
    By: Rusty Haight, Brad Muir, Jon Northrup

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Collision Magazine Volume 2 Issue 1

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Published Spring 2007

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Collision Volume 2, Issue 1: Article Index

  • Two-dimensional Analyses of EDR Information
    By: Bruno Schmidt

  • Close Range Photogrammetry
    By: Lee DeChant

  • Compartmentalization Compromised: The Issue of School Bus Passenger Safety
    By: Dr. Ray Turner

  • Damage-Based Collision Severity Reconstruction Technique
    By: Mark S. Erikson, P.E., Wilson C. Hayes, PhD

  • Analysis of Collisions: Conservation of Linear Momentum Part 1
    By: Raymond Brach, Matthew Brach

  • Carrying out a high-speed crash test for the Dutch police
    By: Wolfram Kalthoff, Ralf Buhrmann, Eckhard Meyer

  • The Future of Accident Reconstruction
    By: Terry D. Lewis

  • EDR Durability and 49CFR563 Survivability Requirements
    By: Wade Bartlett

  • The Accuracy of General Motors Event Data Recorders in NHTSA Crash Tests
    By: Craig C. Wilkinson, Jonathan M. Lawrence, David J. King

  • Measuring Vehicle Crush ... Find the Method that Works for You
    By: Bob Galvin

  • Reconstruction & Analysis Of Steering-induced, On-road, Untripped SUV Rollover
    By: Lawrence Wilson, Michael Gilbert, Daniel Godrick

  • CASE STUDY
    By: Rusty Haight

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Collision Volume 1 Issue 2

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Published Fall 2006

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Collision Volume 1, Issue 2: Article Index

  • PDOF: Principle Direction of Force
    By: Greg Russell

  • Deceleration Rates of Modern Passenger Vehicles During Straight Line Braking and Yaw Events
    By: Timothy Reust

  • Identification of Unusual Tire Marks at the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Collision
    By: David Dye

  • Motorcycle Crash Investigation: Performance Testing and Review of Previous Studies
    By: Gary Lewis

  • Simulations 101: Anatomy of a Simulation
    By: Terry Day

  • Pictometry in Crash Scene Mapping
    By: Jon Northrup

  • Making History: PhotoModeler Software Helps Knott Laboratory Reverse-engineer the Past
    By: Knott Laboratory

  • Getting Into Print As An Accident Reconstructionist
    By: Robert Stearns

  • Vehicle Dynamic Characteristics of SUVs in On-Road, Untripped Rollover Accidents
    By: Lawrence Wilson, Daniel Godrick, Shaun Kildare

  • Contribution of a Laterally Displaced Vehicle to the Post-Impact Deceleration of a Heavy Truck
    By: Wade Bartlett, Bill Wright, David Brill

  • My Turn at the Wheel - That's Not How I Remember It
    By: George Ripsom

  • CASE STUDY: Follow-Up from Issue One
    By: Brad Muir, Rusty Haight, Dan Miles

  • CASE STUDY: 2 in 3 out - Analyzing the Collision
    By: Greg Russell, Rusty Haight, Brad Muir

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Collision Magazine Volume 1 Issue 1

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Published Spring 2006

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Collision Volume 1, Issue 1: Article Index

  • The Accuracy of Speed Recorded by an SDM and the Effects of Brake, Yaw and other Factors
    By: Timothy Reust, James Morgan

  • Analysis of the GM Sensing and Diagnostic Module in 360 degree Linear Momentum Collisions
    By: Weston Brown

  • Motor Vehicle Event Data Recorders Validation and Use of Data for Admission to the Court
    By: Guy Barbera, Olof Jacobson, Bastiaan Cornelissen, Christopher Thomas, Donald Anderson

  • A Review of Various ACM Module Types and Data Recorded
    By: Chuck Veppert

  • Rational Legislative and Organizational Policy for Automotive Event Data Recorders
    By: William Messerschmidt

  • Practical Aspects of Crash Data Retrieval Using the Vetronix (Bosch) System
    By: George J. Hall, P.E.

  • Motorcycle Collinear Collisions Involving Motor Vehicles Equipped with Event Data Recorders
    By: Roman F. Beck, David A. Casteel, Ed Phillips, Jerry Eubanks, Doug English

  • CASE STUDY: Knowing What to Look For and Where to Find It
    By: Rusty Haight, Brad Muir

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