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REQUIRED

If this is your first Virtual CRASH self-paced training course, take a few minutes to read over the Getting Started page. The Getting Started page includes details on grading, completion time, and the requirements to receive a certificate of completion. Successful completion of this course assumes an active and valid vCRASH software license.

PREREQUISITES

It is strongly recommended that students first complete both the Virtual CRASH Interface self-paced training course and Virtual CRASH Simulation Basics self-paced training course before taking Advanced Analyses.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course deals with simulating vehicle collisions between passenger cars. This course is ideal for users of Virtual CRASH who have some experience creating simulation projects.

GENERAL READING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION

COURSE MODULES

Module I: Quick Review of Impulse Momentum Collision Modeling

Module I gives a quick review of the impulse momentum collision modeling used by Virtual CRASH.
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Module II: RICSAC 3 Overview

Module II provides an overview of the RICSAC 3 crash test.
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Module III: Hand Calculation using COLM

Module III introduces the first step in our analysis. We perform "slide to stop" calculations to determine the post-impact speeds of our vehicles. We then perform a conservation of linear momentum calculation to arrive at an estimate of the Torino's pre-impact speed.
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Module IV: Point-mass Simulation

In Module IV we will use a spherical "point mass" approximation to arrive at an estimate of the Torino's pre-impact speed.
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Module V: Full Vehicle Simulation

In Module V we will simulate the full collision event and arrive at our final estimate for pre-impact speed.
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After you've completed all videos, projects, and quizzes, please notify the instructor at training@vcrashusa.com.

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