Advanced EDR

Summary

Extraction of data stored in a crashed vehicle’s control module can provide valuable information and support a reconstructionist’s investigation.  This comprehensive 40-hour course will teach the student all the latest advancements in EDR technology and expose them to the systems currently available for collecting data from systems in both standard and commercial motor vehicles.

The course will teach students how to analyze any event data recorder (EDR) they encounter. They will also learn how to analyze the EDR data which has been collected with any imaging tools, including proprietary manufacturer’s tools, as well as from future vehicles not yet released.

Topics Include:

•  Crash pulse recoding methodologies

•  Crash sensing and timeline

•  Delta-v recording variations

•  Case study reviews using CDR reports from actual crashes

•  Closing speed analysis

•  Principle direction of force calculation and applications

•  Comparison of pre-crash parameters, methods of comparing internally recorded data

•  Effects of rotation on delta-v and closing speed

•  Adjusting EDR delta-v for ACMs not located at the center of mass

Prerequisite: Students must have successfully passed a Level III Crash Reconstruction course and Event Data Recorder Retrieval and Imaging School to be eligible to attend.

Attire, Costs and Other Requirements

Students will need to bring note taking materials and a scientific calculator. 

Dress is professional casual.

There are no costs associated with this training.