Concepts from Physics and Mathematics Applied to Traffic Crash Reconstruction
Concepts from Physics and Mathematics Applied to Traffic
Crash Reconstruction
by Andrew S. Rich
This collection of articles delves into various areas of
crash reconstruction. The first article provides you with a solid foundation for
solving systems of equations which you can apply to problems involving
conservation of linear momentum, conservation of energy and collinear momentum
problems.
As tAs the publication dates of the articles progress, the
topics become more complex. In the more recent topics, you will find discussions
of the Monte Carlo Method, Equivalent Barrier Speed, Equivalent Energy Speed and
delta V.
The book contains the following articles:
- Solving Second-Degree and Systems of Equations: Applications
to Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction (1998)
- A Three-Point Airborne Trajectory Analysis: An Application of
the Derivative (1999)
- A Special Case in the Conservation of Collinear Momentum
(2003)
- Momentum Revisited (2003)
- An Introduction to the Monte Carlo Method (2005)
- EBS and Delta V (2006)
Andrew Rich began his career in law enforcement in 1988 with the Palisades
Interstate Parkway Police (PIP) in Northeastern New Jersey. After seven years of
service, he was promoted to sergeant and became the officer in charge of the
Accident Investigation Unit and the Search and Rescue Unit. Additionally, he
programmed the department’s computer systems applications. He was also a
part-time investigator for the Bergen County (NJ) Prosecutor’s Office Fatal
Accident Investigation Unit (FAIU). In 1999 Sergeant Rich left the PIP to become
a detective for the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (FAIU), where he is
presently assigned to investigate and reconstruct serious and fatal collisions
on a county-wide basis. Andrew Rich is a member of IPTM’s adjunct faculty, is
ACTAR accredited, and is currently completing the last classes necessary for a
degree in mechanical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Specifications: 73 pages; 8-1/2” x 11”; coil bound;
Publisher: IPTM (April 2008)
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