Table of Contents

• CHAPTER 1
• Overview of Rollover Reconstruction
• General Speed Analysis Approach
• Vehicle Geometry and Inertial Parameters
• Overview of Rollover Test Procedures
• Dolly Rollover Tests
• Rollover Tests Using Modified Dolly Fixtures
• Rollover Tests Using Automated Steering Control
• Controlled Rollover Impact System
• Real-World Rollovers
• CHAPTER 2
• Physical Evidence from Rollover Crashes
• Scene Evidence
• Vehicle Evidence
• Scene and Vehicle Documentation Checklists
• Site Inspection Checklist
• Vehicle Inspection Checklist
• Photogrammetry
• Rectification
• Camera Matching
• Camera Reverse Projection
• PhotoModeler
• References
• CHAPTER 3
• Analysis Methods: Rollover Phase
• Average Deceleration Rates
• Determining Likely Number of Rolls from Roll Distance
• Typical Rollover Characteristics
• Mathematical Analysis of the Orientation of Scratches on the Vehicle
• Reconstruction Methodology - Roll CRASH Model
• Comparison to Full-Scale Tests
• Critical Speed Analysis
• Coefficient of Friction
• Case Study: Asay’s Isuzu Rodeo Rollover Test (Test #2,2010-01-0521)
• CHAPTER 7
• Analyzing Tire Mark Striations
• Mechanisms That Create Striation Evidence
• What Can Striations Tell Us?
• Models for Analyzing Striations
• Slip Angle from Striations (Steering)
• Longitudinal Slip from Striations (Braking)
• Tire Mark Striations - Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis
• Case Study - Striation Analysis
• References
• CHAPTER 8
• Error Rates of the Speed Analysis Methods
• Reconstructions of the Crash Tests
• Discussion of Reconstruction Results
• CHAPTER 9
• Advanced Analysis Methods: Simulation
• Introduction
• Human Driver Steering Capability
• Prior Studies Related to Simulating Rollover Crashes
• HVE
• PC-Crash
• Studies Describing the Conceptual Models
• Operational Validation/Calibration Studies
• Studies that Assume the Validity of PC-Crash
• Suspension Parameters for PC-Crash
• Simulation of Asay’s Isuzu Rodeo Test
• CHAPTER 10
• Event Data Recorders in Rollover Reconstruction
• EDR Data: Loss-of-Control Phase
• Speed Reported by Passenger Car EDRs
• Effects of Sideslip
• Analysis of EDR Data from the Loss-of-Control Phase
• EDR Data: Trip and Roll Phases
• CHAPTER 11
• Analyzing Occupant Ejections for Rollover Crashes
• The Motion of Ejected Occupants
• Applying the Occupant Ejection Model
• About the Authors