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Methods and apparatus for using black box data to analyze vehicular accidents

  • US 7,974,808 B2
  • Filed: 03/22/2010
  • Issued: 07/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method for assessing impact severity of an accident involving a vehicle, comprising:

  • receiving black box information obtained from an event data recorder of the vehicle at a computer system remote from the vehicle, the black box information comprising at least one of a pre-impact speed of the vehicle and a change in velocity of the vehicle;

    determining in the computer system the impact severity of the vehicle and a second vehicle, by modeling the impact severity in the computer system using the black box information, including performing a simulation to generate a distribution from simulation values including at least one of the pre-impact speed and the change in velocity; and

    outputting the impact severity from the computer system.

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