#Traffic accident simulation professional

Jason Zeitler is a Senior Accident Reconstructionist at Luminous Forensics, a Denver-based accident reconstruction, forensic engineering, and forensic visualization firm. Neal is currently an organizer for the Accident Reconstruction sessions at SAE World Congress. He has authored numerous papers in the areas of tire modeling, crush analysis, simulation, motorcycle dynamics, video analysis, photogrammetry, event data recorders, and the use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) for accident reconstruction. He has offered expert testimony as an accident reconstructionist in court.

#Traffic accident simulation professional

Neal is an accredited accident reconstructionist through the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) and a licensed Professional Engineer (PE). He holds a bachelorвЂ™s degree in Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and a masterвЂ™s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah. Prior to that, he was a Principal Engineer, a Senior Engineer, and an Engineer at Kineticorp, another accident reconstruction firm. Neal Carter is the Vice President and Principal Engineer at Luminous Forensics, a Denver-based accident reconstruction, forensic engineering, and forensic visualization firm that he founded in 2019. Brake force and deceleration rate calculations.Physical evidence from heavy truck crashes.Heavy Truck Crash Reconstruction (2 hours).Utilizing EDR data in a reconstruction analysis.Rollover Crash Reconstruction (0.5 hours).Physical evidence from rollover crashes.Rollover Crash Reconstruction (1.5 hours).Empirical speed-throw distance relationships.Physical evidence from pedestrian crashes.Pedestrian Crash Reconstruction (2 hours).Physical evidence from motorcycle crashes.Motorcycle Crash Reconstruction (2 hours).Intersection Collisions (Planar Impact Mechanics and Simulation) (1 hours).Inline Collisions (Momentum and Crush Analysis) (2 hours).Acceleration, Braking, and Friction (1 hour).Evidence Documentation and Photogrammetry (1.5 hour).General Principles of Crash Reconstruction (1 hour).You must complete all course contact hours and successfully pass the learning assessment to obtain CEUs. This course is well-suited for individuals just beginning to work in the area of crash reconstruction as well as persons already in the field who want to establish a firmer foundation in current crash reconstruction technology. Summarize the empirical data available in the literature for each collision type.

Describe the forms of analysis applicable to each collision type.

Summarize the principles of planar impact mechanics and crush analysis.

Describe the basic mechanics of collision.

Recognize the different types of evidence produced by the different collision types.

Describe the basic evidence documentation techniques.

Learning ObjectivesД«y attending this seminar, attendees will be able to: Upon completion of this seminar, accredited reconstructionists should mail a copy of their course certificate and the $5 student CEU fee to ACTAR, PO Box 1493, North Platte, NE 69103. This course has been approved by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) for 20 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Attendees of this course will receive a copy of the book Vehicle Accident Analysis and Reconstruction Methods by Raymond and Matthew Brach. Each topic will be covered to a level of detail that will be useful for practicing accident reconstructionists and that will prepare the students to dive into each topic in more detail either through their own research or through SAE's other course offerings. Finally, the course will cover photogrammetry, simulation, and uncertainty analysis. Analysis methods will also be presented for electronic data from event data recorders and for video.

Methods of evidence documentation will be covered. This course will introduce this reconstruction process as it gets applied to various crash types - in-line and intersection collisions, pedestrian collisions, motorcycle crashes, rollover crashes, and heavy truck crashes. Crash reconstruction is a scientific process that utilizes principles of physics and empirical data to analyze the physical, electronic, video, audio, and testimonial evidence from a crash to determine how and why the crash occurred.