Event Data Recorder Pre-Crash Data Sources for General Motors Vehicles

ASME Paper No. IMECE2003-41812ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress 2003; Washington, D.C. Author: John Steiner The Event Data Recorder (EDR) found in some 1994 model year and newer General Motors (GM) passenger vehicles has the ability to record up to five seconds of pre-crash data. Such as vehicle speed, engine speed, percent throttle application and brake application […]
Bulb Usage Analysis for LED-Type Automotive Lighting

SAE Paper No. 2003-01-0892; SAE World Congress 2003; Detroit, MI Author: John Steiner The technology of exterior automotive lighting is undergoing the first major change in a half-century. Manufacturers of road vehicles, including motorcycles, are increasingly using Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps in the place of incandescent light bulbs in exterior lighting applications, including brake […]
Event Data Recorders, A Decade of Innovation

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)April 2008 Author: H. Clay GablerCo-Author(s): John A. Hinch & John Steiner This book contains 28 landmark papers, providing a comprehensive look at event data recorder (EDR) technology for cars, light trucks, and heavy vehicles. By collecting EDR data, vehicle safety trends can be established, providing car companies, researchers, and regulators with science-based […]
Forensic Evidence Relating to Motorcycle Pre-Crash Maneuvers

Forensic Evidence Relating to Motorcycle Pre-Crash Maneuvers 7th International IFZ Motorcycle ConferenceCologne, Germany, 2008 Co-Author(s): Stein E.Husher, Michael S. Varat, Christopher D. Armstrong, John C. Steiner When analyzing collisions involving powered two wheelers, often, the determination of pre-crash maneuvers is sought. These pre-crash maneuvers generally involve braking and cornering which can leave evidence on the roadway […]
Modeling of Truck-Car Sideswipe Collisions Using Lug Patterns

Modeling of Truck-Car Sideswipe Collisions Using Lug Patterns SAE Paper No. 2008-01-0179SAE World Congress 2008; Detroit, MI Author: John Steiner Vehicle to vehicle sideswipe collisions may involve contact between a vehicle body and a contacting vehicle’s rotating wheels, tires and lug nuts. During a sideswipe collision between a truck and an automobile it is not uncommon […]
Data Sources and Analysis of a Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorder – V-MAC III

Data Sources and Analysis of a Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorder – V-MAC III SAE Paper No. 2009-01-0881; SAE World Congress 2009; Detroit, MI Co-Author(s): John Steiner, Timothy M. Cheek, Scott H. Hinkson Heavy trucks can have the capability to record vehicle status and performance data. In many applications, this capability is intrinsic to the powerplant’s […]
Unfalldatenspeicher in Nordamerika (Data Recorders in North America)

Unfalldatenspeicher in Nordamerika (Data Recorders in North America) VKU: Verkehrsunfall und Fahrzeugtechnik; January 2010 Author: John Steiner Aus technischer Sicht ist die Aufzeichnung unfallrelevanter Daten im Kraftfahrzeug mittels Unfalldatenspeicher UDS schon lange möglich. Solange der Einbau in Fahrzeuge in Europa nicht obligatorisch ist, fordern Unfallanalytiker, wenigstens die von Herstellern in Fehlerspeichern gesammelten Daten nutzen zu können. […]
Unfalldatenspeicher für schwere Nutzfahrzeuge in Nordamerika (North American Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorder (HVEDR)

Unfalldatenspeicher für schwere Nutzfahrzeuge in Nordamerika (North American Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorder (HVEDR) VKU: Verkehrsunfall und Fahrzeugtechnik; February 2010 Author: John Steiner Aus technischer Sicht ist die Aufzeichnung unfallrelevanter Daten im Kraftfahrzeug mittels Unfalldatenspeicher UDS schon lange möglich. Solange der Einbau in Fahrzeuge in Europa nicht obligatorisch ist, fordern Unfallanalytiker, wenigstens die von Herstellern in […]
Event Data Recorders & Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders, the U.S. Experience

Event Data Recorders & Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders, the U.S. Experience / Event Data Recorder & Nutzfahrzeug Event Data Recorder – Erfahrungen aus den USA 21. Jahrestagung der Europäischen Vereinigung für Unfallforschung und Unfallanalyse e.V.21st Annual Congress of the European Association for Accident Research and AnalysisBrașov, Romania; September, 2012 Author: John Steiner ThEVU 2012 Brasov […]
Timing and Synchronization of the Event Data Recorded by the Electronic Control Modules of Commercial Motor Vehicles – DDEC V

SAE Paper No. 2013-01-1267SAE World Congress 2013; Detroit, MI Co-Author(s): John Steiner, David Plant, Timothy Cheek, Timothy Austin, Michael Farrell, Heath Spivey It is well recognized that Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorder (HVEDR) technology has been incorporated in the Electronic Control Modules (ECMs) on many on-highway commercial motor vehicles. The dynamic time-series data recorded by these […]