Accident reconstruction
The science of accident reconstruction emerges from the Mechanical Engineering field of Dynamics. Professor Owen has taught Engineering Dynamics at the university level for over 20 years.
Examples
- Two-car collision on a rural highway
- Indirect impact at an urban intersection
- Pedestrian/Vehicle collision
- Pedestrian/Vehicle collision
Sketch of above accident using free software program Accidentsketch.com - Pedestrian/Vehicle collision
California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists
Third quarter 2012 training excercise - Two-car collision, graphical solution with momentum diagram
From a university-level Dynamics quiz
See also forensic engineering.