McHenry Forum - Crash Reconstruction & Simulation

Probability of Frontal Airbag Deployment in Bumper-Bumper and Underride Collisions Felix Lee, Caitlin H. McCleery, Christina Ngo, Manon Limousis-Gayda, and Rami Hashish, National Biomechanics Institute SAE Paper 2019-01-0620 Abstract Airbag deployment thresholds can be a useful metric of collision ...

A 2014 SAE paper includes some interesting data on airbag deployment. Airbag Deployment Thresholds from Analysis of the NASS EDR Database Matthew Wood, Nicholas Earnhart, and Kelly Kennett, InSciTech Inc. SAE Paper 2014-01-0496 ABSTRACT Accident reconstructionists and others use airbag non ...

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updated to add Ray's Thesis, an article from Industrial Mathematics and his 1st patent in 1964 1964 " Hydro-pneumatic suspension strut , Patent #3147826, Raymond R. McHenry, Sept 9, 1964 1960, " Analysis of Spring Installation for Low Frequency Suspensions " , Industrial Mathematics, Vol. 10, Part I ...

A recent SAE paper on damage analysis caught our attention: A Method for Calculating Frontal A and B Stiffness Coefficients from NCAP Barrier Crash Tests Accounting for Bumper Cover Air Gap , Neal, Lipscomb, Funk, SAE paper 2024-01-2473 The following are our initial reactions to the contents of the ...

Aug 12, 2024: Update 4.6.2 is uploaded! This lists some of the many enhancements This link will also include any installation issues/notes/etc so check back! [/i][/b] Quick List of Enhanced and Updated Items The following is a quick list of some of the many updated and enhanced items: Improved Mouse ...

Receive a question to our forum today: Q: C onsidering the advancements in crash reconstruction and simulation, to what extent do you believe we are encroaching upon the ethical boundaries of recreating traumatic experiences? Is it ever exploitative or inappropriate to simulate certain scenarios? A ...

moved more information to 1st post so unregistered forum visitors can get the IMPORTANT message learned from the Tiger Woods Crash.

To clear up some confusion of some of our clients... Overview: To access msmac3D there are two ways: 3D Graphics and medit3D Grid Mode If you start up the software in the old Medit3D Grid Mode , it shows one version If you start up the software in msmac3D Graphics (as we recommend) it shows another ...