In a passenger car or light truck / SUV, the EDR is contained within the Air Bag Control Module (ACM). Any data retrieved from this module is related to a sudden deceleration most likely caused by a crash. Therefore, the data usually relates to the crash event in question. The EDR for a heavy vehicle such as a truck tractor…
Crash Response now has the software and hardware required to download data from the engine data recorders of Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Caterpillar and International engines. The data provides information related to the vehicle’s speed, braking, clutch and throttle position, etc. prior to the crash that can be very useful to the reconstructionist. Not all data downloaded will pertain to the…
Dwayne “Red” Owen opens Crash Response, LLC to provide accident investigation and reconstruction services to clients in the legal and insurance fields. The firm has the ability to forensically map a scene or the crush on a vehicle with a robotic Total Station. We have the Bosch hardware and software needed to download the airbag control modules (ACM) from passenger…