McHenry Forum - Crash Reconstruction & Simulation

Some additional links on eyewitness memory:
July 12, 2009: 60 MINUTES: Eyewitness: How Accurate Is Visual Memory?
Transcript of the program
Also from Stanford:
The Problem with Eyewitness Testimony. Commentary on a talk by Fisher & Tversky by Engelhardt html PDF

Interesting articles on the accuracy of human memory which can have an enormous impact on the outcome of a trial. Some quotes for thought from: Witness For the Defense: The Accused, the Eyewitness, and the Expert Who Puts Memory On Trial by Dr. Elizabeth Loftus and Katherine Ketcham, St. Martin's Pr...

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Q: In looking at the NHTSA crash test database site , I've noted several instances where one of the crush measurements was a negative value of significant magnitude. Can anyone explain why they report the value in this manner. All crashes are 30 mph or 35 mph rigid barrier impacts and in reviewing p...

I came across an old post (8/31/98) with some additional information in response to a question on 'MU for rotation': Aug 1998: This is prepared in response to a question on the tire model in SMAC and equations to use in a spreadsheet program. As Monday mornings normally go, the stuff is hitting the ...

Q: What is the mSMAC SNAG option and why do i need it? A: Intervehicle friction, as simulated by original SMAC and EDSMAC, is in the form of simple Coulomb friction. It requires the existence of a force perpendicular to the contact region and it is proportional to that force. (For additional informa...

A couple additional considerations when calculating or checking CRASH A,B crush stiffness coefficients: 1) Once you acertained the year/make/model, use medit32->Database->NHTSA Crash Tests w/Extended Data to check for your year/make/model of vehicle. (non McHenry Software users should check NHTSA Ve...

Q: How do I calculate CRASH Damage Analysis A & B coefficients? A: medit32 now includes a utility for the calculation of the CRASH damage analysis A,B coefficients for use with CRASH or other damage analysis programs. The utility program is contained on Tools->Lsqft - A,B Coeff Calculator . The ...

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The following are some references on Heavy Truck Crash Tests. This is no way comprehensive. Please add to the list. Just a few references I found within arms reach. Truck Crash Testing, E. Franchini, SAE 700411 Truck Tests on Texas Concrete Median Barrirer, T.J. Hirsch, PB 220 853 Heavy Truck Pilot ...