Crash Data Retrieval System

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Crash Data Retrieval System

• Vetronix Corporation

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History - Vetronix and GM

• ? Vetronix/GM Relationship Began in 1984.
• ? GM Selected Vetronix to Develop First Event
  Data Retrieval Unit (EDRU) in 1990 (For GM use
  only).
• ? In 1999, GM Awarded Vetronix with
  Exclusive Contract to Develop
• Crash Data Retrieval System (CDR) for GM
  and the aftermarket.

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History - Vetronix and Ford

• ? In November, 2000, Ford agreed to let Vetronix
  develop software that will interface with the
  Crash Data Retrieval system (CDR) and enable
  users to download crash data from select Ford
  vehicles.
• ? First Ford Upgrade (software and cables) will
  be available in Fall, 2001.

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NTSB Recommendation -

• The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
  has formally proposed that automobile
  manufacturers equip their products with recorders
  capable of storing crash data that could help
  develop a safer national transportation system.
  The Vetronix CDR System helps further the NTSBs
  recommendation by creating a product that
  downloads the data stored in recordable airbag
  modules.

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Vetronix CDR System

• Downloads pre- and post-crash data from the
  vehicles airbag module to a laptop computer.
• The Windows? based software CDR software presents
  this data in an easy-to-read graphical and
  tabular format.

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Vetronix CDR Kit

• CDR Kit Includes
• CDR Interface Module
• CDR Software on CD
• Serial Cable (PC Interface)
• OBD II Interface Cable (DLC Cable) (Vehicle
  Interface)
• Air Bag Module Cables
• 6' Extension Cable
• DC Power Supply (Cigarette Lighter)
• AC/DC 12V Power Supply
• Storage Case

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Sample Hexadecimal Data
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Deployment Pre-crash Graph
Throttle position in , shown wide
open-70-closed (idle)
Vehicle speed shown at 57-65-62-55-47 MPH
Engine speed shown 4032- 4160-2304-1088-896 RPM
Brake switch status shown from off to on
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Sample Post Crash DataDelta V (Crash Pulse)
Impact
Severe change in vehicle velocity measured in MPH
Velocity change of 43 MPH in 130 milliseconds
Note Occupant did not survive this event
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Sample Deployment Data Summary
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CDR Users and Customers

• Accident Reconstructionists
• Law Enforcement Agencies
• Insurance Industry
• NHTSA / NTSB
• Fleet Managers
• Vehicle Manufacturers