Crash Data Retrieval System

American Bio Engineers has the ability to retrieve data from a vehicle’s Event Data Recorder (EDR), or “black box”, which may record data during a collision. We utilize the Bosch Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) System, the Kia/Hyundai EDR retrieval tools and the Tesla EDR retrieval system, which have the ability to retrieve data from a vehicle’s airbag control module (ACM)*. The airbag control module is the “brain” of the airbag deployment system and determines within milliseconds whether or not a collision is severe enough to deploy the airbags. In many modern vehicles, the ACM is also capable of recording data for both deployment and non-deployment collision events. While the type of information available through the download of the ACM varies between vehicles, some common information that can be retrieved includes the following:
- Ignition cycle count at the time of event
- Ignition cycle count at the time of retrieval
- Longitudinal change in velocity (ΔV) vs. time
- Lateral ΔV vs. time
- Vehicle roll rate
- Pre-crash speed up to 5 seconds prior to collision
- Pre-crash brake switch status up to 5 seconds prior to collision
- Pre-crash steering input up to 5 seconds prior to collision
- Pre-crash acceleration pedal/throttle position up to 5 seconds prior to collision
- Occupancy status for front passenger
- Seat belt status (buckled/unbuckled) for front seats
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