Title: Nighttime Visibility in Varying Moonlight Conditions Authors: William Neale, James Marr, and Nathan McKelvey, Michael Kuzel Published by: SAE International ABSTRACT When the visibility of an object or person in the roadway from a driver’s perspective is an issue, the potential effect of moonlight is sometimes questioned. To assess this… read more →
Title: Event Data Recorder Performance during High Speed Yaw Testing Subsequent to a Simulated Tire Tread Separation Event Authors: William Bortles, Daniel Koch, Gray Beauchamp, David Pentecost, and George Rayburn Published by: SAE International ABSTRACT This paper presents event data from the Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM) of a 2004 Chevrolet… read more →
Title: Performance of Event Data Recorders Found in Toyota Airbag Control Modules in High Severity Frontal Oblique Offset Crash Tests Authors: William Bortles, and Ryan Hostetler Published by: SAE International ABSTRACT This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the performance of Event Data Recorders (EDRs) found in the Airbag Control Modules… read more →
Title: Low Speed Override of Passenger Vehicles with Heavy Trucks Authors: David Danaher, William Neale, Sean McDonough, and Drew Donaldson Published by: SAE International ABSTRACT In low speed collisions (under 15 mph) that involve a heavy truck impacting the rear of a passenger vehicle, it is likely that the front bumper… read more →
Title: An Optimization of Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Image Based Scanning Techniques for Mapping Accident Sites Authors: Neal Carter, Alireza Hashemian, and Nathan Mckelvey Published by: SAE International ABSTRACT Small unmanned aerial systems have gained prominence in their use as tools for mapping the 3-dimensional characteristics of accident sites. Typically,… read more →
Title: Reconstruction of 3D Accident Sites Using USGS LiDAR, Aerial Images, and Photogrammetry Authors: Toby Terpstra, Jordan Dickinson, Alireza Hashemian, and Stephen Fenton Published by: SAE International ABSTRACT The accident reconstruction community has previously relied upon photographs and site visits to recreate a scene. This method is difficult in instances where… read more →
Title: Lateral and Tangential Accelerations of Left Turning Vehicles from Naturalistic Observations Authors: Neal Carter, Steven Beier, and Rheana Cordero Published by: SAE International ABSTRACT When reconstructing collisions involving left turning vehicles at intersections, accident reconstructionists are often required to determine the relative timing and spacing between two vehicles involved in… read more →
Title: Braking and Swerving Capabilities of Three-wheeled Motorcycles Authors: Nathan Rose, Neal Carter, William Neale, and Nathan Mckelvey Published by: SAE International ABSTRACT This paper reports testing and analysis of the braking and swerving capabilities of on-road, three-wheeled motorcycles. A three-wheeled vehicle has handling and stability characteristics that differ both from… read more →
Title: Two Phase Heavy Truck Acceleration Model Authors: David Danaher, Sean McDonough, and Drew Donaldson Kineticorp LLC Published by: SAE International ABSTRACT There have been several papers published over the past 25 years regarding the acceleration of heavy trucks, including different loading conditions, drivetrain configurations, and driving techniques. The papers… read more →
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 →