This year, Kineticorp will be presenting 11 peer-reviewed publications at SAE World Congress 2019. Our team will be covering a number of topics related to forensic engineering and visualization including: o Heavy Truck Acceleration o Low Severity Override o Yawing Tire Tread Detachment o 3-Wheeled Motorcycles o Drone Scene Scanning… read more →
Scene Mapping Research with UAVs – Drones and UAVs are becoming an increasingly popular form of scene documentation for reconstructing accidents and other crashes. Recently, Neal Carter and Nathan McKelvey researched which drones models produce the best results when photogrammetric methods are used to build 3D point clouds based on… read more →
Modern technology is allowing forensic engineers and animators new possibilities for locating evidence and camera positions in 3D space. Toby Terpstra discusses a new method for such documentation by using a mobile application designed and built by Steven Beier. Learn More Video Transcription Coming soon…
Nathan Rose, William Neale, Neal Carter and Martin Randolph conducted research and testing to study the similarities and differences between three wheeled and two wheeled motorcycle characteristics and dynamics. The team will analyze the data collected from this testing and publish the results through the Society of Automotive Engineers. Stay… read more →
Documentation of accident scenes is an essential part of gathering accurate data for reconstruction. Neal Carter talks about some of the technological history of accident scene documentation from survey stations and total stations to 3D scanners and UAV/drone photogrammetry. Learn More Video Transcription Coming soon…
While animations allow viewers to understand how a crash occurs by displaying the series of events that lead up to and sometimes follow the incident, they can be limited by fixed perspectives, playback speeds, and more. By utilizing interactive animations accident reconstructionists can provide a more in-depth look at a… read more →
A mechanical pick-up truck driver is struck by a train as it crosses the railroad tracks in a rural part of the Midwestern United States. A number of factors were seen as possible causes, including vehicle speeds, road conditions and visibility. Kineticorp team members, William Neale and Seth Miller, conducted… read more →
Nathan Rose and Neal Carter made a trip to Edward’s Corner, an infamous portion of Mulholland Highway in California, which is notorious for motorcycle accidents. They used their own on-site research as well as analysis of videos obtained from YouTube to help determine some factors in highside motorcycle crashes. Learn… read more →
Heavy Truck Crash Reconstruction: Over time, physical evidence like tire marks, debris and gouges in the road can fade and deteriorate making the evidence gathering process more difficult. Nathan Rose received a call about this collision just days after it occurred. Having a chance to review the site quickly gave… read more →
Senior Engineer Neal Carter and Senior Forensic Animator Jim Marr discuss the visibility techniques and research conducted to help determine a vehicle’s speed that was involved in a nighttime collision. Video Transcription [Neal Carter]: So, this was a case where a box truck had a disablement event, had a mechanical… read more →