THE
AND ITS
APPLICATIONS
THE MATHEMATICS OF ROAD COLLISION INVESTIGATION
Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering,
starting at
The
Clifton Site, George Eliot
Building, Room GE004
Abstract
Dr Smith has provided a collision reconstruction service
for solicitors and others since 1990.
This involves producing reports on specific accidents and giving
evidence in court as an expert witness.
The reports are written for non-mathematicians but rely significantly on
various calculations. The talk will
briefly review the role of expert witnesses.
It will then illustrate the mathematics behind: the calculations of a vehicle
speed from its skid marks, collision calculations based on momentum and on the
damage to the vehicles, and the calculation of a vehicle speed from the
distance which a pedestrian is projected as a result of a collision. The talk will be suitable for interested VI
formers.
No charge is made to attend meetings,
non-IMA members are welcome
For further details of this event or other East
Midlands Branch activities consult the Web Site http://science.ntu.ac.uk/msor/ccb/ima.html or by contacting the Branch General Secretary:
Dr