Traffic Collision
Reconstruction Technology
Traffic Collision
Reconstruction Technology
Traffic Collision Reconstruction Technology
Traffic collision reconstruction is based on an application of observational and investigative skills, deductive reasoning, critical thinking, and an application of various technologies from something as basic as the use of a hand calculator to leveraging PC apps to streamline an effective crash analysis.
This course offers the collision investigator an opportunity to explore and apply the concepts and physical relationships found in collisions and methods of approximating motion, speeds, times, and distances based on a variety of long established models or equations but first with a focus on understanding these concepts.
This class is not simply another “calculator drill” class but rather a focus on the application of investigative and reasoning followed, where appropriate, by mathematical modeling.
Main course
topics include
Through in-class lecture as well as group and individual exercises, those attending this course will better understand the complexities of a crash analysis and the process of the actual crash reconstruction as an analytical skill. Topics Include:
Concepts
Terms and conventions
Core Laws of Motion
Understanding the analytical process
Defining the crash sequence
Vectors and Scalars leading to a “momentum analysis”
Defining core reconstruction elements and analytical components
Application of technology to ranges and appropriate estimates
Case examples and case problems to define concepts and skills and more...
Main course topics include
Through in-class lecture as well as group and individual exercises, those attending this course will better understand the complexities of a crash analysis and the process of the actual crash reconstruction as an analytical skill. Topics Include:
Concepts
Terms and conventions
Core Laws of Motion
Understanding the analytical process
Defining the crash sequence
Vectors and Scalars leading to a “momentum analysis”
Defining core reconstruction elements and analytical components
Application of technology to ranges and appropriate estimates
Case examples and case problems to define concepts and skills and more...
Lead Instructor
W. R. Rusty Haight
Director, Collision Safety Institute
Rusty has taught crash reconstruction at the Texas Engineering Extension Service, TEEX, Texas A&M University and, since 2002 as director of the Collision Safety Institute. He has taught and developed crash investigation and reconstruction related courses since the 1992 and has conducted extensive crash analysis specific research and testing.