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Pycrash: An Open-Source Tool for Accident Reconstruction Biocore LLC
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Cormier, Joseph, author.
- Conference Name:
- SAE WCX Digital Summit (2021-04-13 : Live Online, Pennsylvania, United States)
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource cm
- Place of Publication:
- Warrendale, PA SAE International 2021
- Summary:
- Accident reconstructionists routinely rely on computer software to perform analyses. While there are a variety of software packages available to accident reconstructionists, many rely on custom spreadsheet-based applications for their analyses. Purchased packages provide an improved interface and the ability to produce sophisticated animations of vehicle motion but can be cost prohibitive. Pycrash is a free, open-source Python-based software package that, in its current state, can perform basic accident reconstruction calculations, automate data analyses, simulate single vehicle motion and, perform impulse-momentum based analyses of vehicle collisions. In this paper, the current capabilities of Pycrash are illustrated and its accuracy is assessed using matching PC-Crash simulations performed using PC-Crash. The results indicate that Pycrash is well-equipped to perform fundamental accident reconstruction analyses, including impact related effects, but its simplified suspension model is a limitation. It is hoped that others within the accident reconstruction community will use Pycrash, make suggestions for its improvement and develop additional capabilities
- Notes:
- Vendor supplied data
- Publisher Number:
- 2021-01-0896
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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