Collision Magazine Volume 3, Issue 1 (digital edition)

Collision Magazine Volume 3, Issue 1 was released in the Spring of 2008. In addition to the research articles, this issue also includes the 2008 EDR Summit speaker presentations in PDF format.

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Articles included in this issue:

• Single Point Crush Variation
  by Jai Singh, BS, MS, John Perry, PhD, Judson Welcher BS, MS

• Vehicle Fires and Airbag Modules
  by Timothy Erhardt

• Comparing Different Sources of CDR Data to “Real World” Crashes
  by Brad Muir

• An Alternative Formulation for Symmetric Sine Based Collision Pulse Models
  by Jai Singh BS, MS, John Perry PhD

• Cable Options for the “CDR System Handyman”
  by David Little

• Quantifying the Aerodynamic Forces Acting on Objects During a Fall
  by Kevin Adkins

• Reconstruction: Seeing Across the Years
  by Bill Wright

• The Accuracy of Speed Recorded by a Ford PCM and the Effects of Brake, Yaw and other Factors
  by Timothy Reust, James Morgan, Richard Ruth

• Dynamic Accuracy of Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Event Data Recorders During ABS Braking
  by Richard Ruth, Timothy Reust

• Getting Data From Destroyed SDMs: Transferring EEPROMs Between Modules
  by: Wade Bartlett

• The “Trampoline Effect” in Reconstruction
  by W.R. Rusty Haight, Sean Haight

• Tech Tips
  by Sean Haight

• Book Reviews
  by Joseph Badger

2008 EDR Summit Presentations:

• Introduction to Bosch CDR Version 3.0
  Rusty Haight
• GM Rollover Sensor (ROS) EDR Data
  Don Floyd
• Bosch CDR 3.0 Release - Chrysler
  Lisa Fodale
• The answer may be outside the box; and within the triangle
  John Bruno
• CDR Case Study: Failure to Finish
  George Hall
• Dealing with severely damaged ACMs
  Wade Bartlett
• PCM Data Overview
  Rick Ruth / Rusty Haight
• Bosch CDR Tool v3.0 PCM Workshop
• Using the CSV Export Function 3.0 Ford PCM Data
  Greg Russell
• Accuracy of Ford PCM Speed Data During Hard ABS Braking
  Rick Ruth
• The Accuracy of Speed Recorded by a PCM and the Effects of Brake, Yaw and other Factors
  Tim Reust
• Real World Applications of Crash Data including Ford PCM
  Brad Muir
• GM CDR Case Study
  Greg Russell
• Vehicle Speed Sensor Calibration and its Potential Effect on Pre-Crash Vehicle Speed Data as Recorded by an EDR
  Alan Nagel