TECHNOLOGY & TOOLS
VEHICLE DOWNLOADS
VEHICLE DOWNLOADS
DIGITAL TREASURE TROVE
DIGITAL TREASURE TROVE
Pivotal Role in the World of Forensic Engineering
Pivotal Role in the World of Forensic Engineering
When reconstructing a vehicle crash, every piece of evidence is crucial. Witness accounts may sometimes be inaccurate, and roadway evidence may or may not still exist when we are hired to investigate. However, the majority of modern automobiles (including passenger vehicles, light trucks, heavy trucks) contain an Event Data Recorder (EDR) that will record and preserve technical data in the seconds before, during, and after a crash. This data can be an invaluable tool for initial evaluation of a crash and as key component to a comprehensive reconstruction.
When reconstructing a vehicle crash, every piece of evidence is crucial. Witness accounts may sometimes be inaccurate, and roadway evidence may or may not still exist when we are hired to investigate. However, the majority of modern automobiles (including passenger vehicles, light trucks, heavy trucks) contain an Event Data Recorder (EDR) that will record and preserve technical data in the seconds before, during, and after a crash. This data can be an invaluable tool for initial evaluation of a crash and as key component to a comprehensive reconstruction.
When reconstructing a vehicle crash, every piece of evidence is crucial. Witness accounts may sometimes be inaccurate, and roadway evidence may or may not still exist when we are hired to investigate. However, the majority of modern automobiles (including passenger vehicles, light trucks, heavy trucks) contain an Event Data Recorder (EDR) that will record and preserve technical data in the seconds before, during, and after a crash. This data can be an invaluable tool for initial evaluation of a crash and as key component to a comprehensive reconstruction.
Electronic Data Recorder (EDR)
Electronic Data Recorder (EDR)
Black Box Insights: Our engineers download data from the electronic control modules (ECMs) of passenger and commercial vehicles to recover electronic data. This retrieved crash data—speed, braking, acceleration, airbag deployment, and more—acts as an accurate digital witness to the event.
Key Factors Analysis: Depending on the vehicle’s make and model, EDR data reveals critical details that might otherwise remain unknown
Assisting Reconstruction Experts: EDR data assists our accident reconstruction specialists in piecing together the puzzle. It’s the digital roadmap to understanding what truly happened in the event and confirms our analytical results are truly representative of the crash.
Black Box Insights: Our engineers download data from the electronic control modules (ECMs) of passenger and commercial vehicles to recover electronic data. This retrieved crash data—speed, braking, acceleration, airbag deployment, and more—acts as an accurate digital witness to the event.
Key Factors Analysis: Depending on the vehicle’s make and model, EDR data reveals critical details that might otherwise remain unknown
Assisting Reconstruction Experts: EDR data assists our accident reconstruction specialists in piecing together the puzzle. It’s the digital roadmap to understanding what truly happened in the event and confirms our analytical results are truly representative of the crash.
Black Box Insights: Our engineers download data from the electronic control modules (ECMs) of passenger and commercial vehicles to recover electronic data. This retrieved crash data—speed, braking, acceleration, airbag deployment, and more—acts as an accurate digital witness to the event.
Key Factors Analysis: Depending on the vehicle’s make and model, EDR data reveals critical details that might otherwise remain unknown
Assisting Reconstruction Experts: EDR data assists our accident reconstruction specialists in piecing together the puzzle. It’s the digital roadmap to understanding what truly happened in the event and confirms our analytical results are truly representative of the crash.
Crash Forces and Biomechanics
Crash Forces and Biomechanics
Force Calculations: Biomechanical engineers join the fray by utilizing the EDR data to calculate forces associated with accidents. Was the reported injury consistent with the impact? These data help us get to an answer.
Direction Matters: Forces act in specific directions—forward, sideways, rotational and the EDR data is helpful in analyzing a given crash. Understanding these vectors helps us determine injury mechanisms and causality.
Injury Correlation:By linking forces to bodily responses, we bridge the gap between physics and human anatomy. It’s how we connect vehicle dynamics to personal harm and vehicle download data can be invaluable in this effort.
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LET’S WORK TOGETHER
We’re looking forward to hearing how we can help.
Call our office at 720-458-9190 or click below.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR CASE
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
We’re looking forward to hearing how we can help.
Call our office at 720-458-9190 or click below.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR CASE
COMPASS
CONSULTING
ENGINEERS
EXPERTS IN FORENSIC ENGINEERING
& ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
Compass Consulting Engineers, P.C.
10875 Dover St., # 900 Westminster, CO 80021
COMPASS
CONSULTING
ENGINEERS
EXPERTS IN FORENSIC ENGINEERING
& ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
Compass Consulting Engineers, P.C.
10875 Dover St., # 900 Westminster, CO 80021
COMPASS
CONSULTING
ENGINEERS
EXPERTS IN FORENSIC ENGINEERING
& ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
Compass Consulting Engineers, P.C.
10875 Dover St., # 900 Westminster, CO 80021