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: 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 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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 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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