Kentucky State Police Academy

This course builds upon IPTM’s Event Data Recorder (EDR) Use in Traffic Crash Reconstruction - Level I by teaching you how to apply mathematical concepts to your EDR-based reconstructions.

We will begin by reviewing the math and physics concepts necessary to analyze EDR data in more complex non-central collisions. Topics such as the Law of Cosines; the Law of Sines; momentum; closing velocity; and change in velocity relationships will be discussed in detail. You will learn how each of these can be used in your reconstruction.

Actual EDR reports from a variety of collisions will be utilized to show you how to determine all the values necessary for a complete reconstruction. Projects and problem sets have been designed to reinforce the materials presented during lectures and will provide you with the tools you will need to complete actual reconstructions.

Law enforcement and private traffic crash investigators, insurance fraud special investigators and claims adjusters, engineers1, attorneys, safety officers, military investigative personnel, collision animation and simulation graphics users

1Note to engineers: The first day is a review of trigonometry, which may not be necessary for engineers. Please contact instructor Andy Rich at arich@IPTM.org for more information.

40 hours

You must have successfully completed IPTM’s Event Data Recorder Use in Traffic Crash Reconstruction - Level I and Traffic Crash Reconstruction courses or their equivalent. If you do not have a strong math and physics background, we highly recommend attending IPTM's 16-hour Re-Introduction to Math and Physics (Online) course.