Recording Automotive Crash Event Data Augustus “Chip” Chidester, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration John Hinch, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Thomas C. Mercer, General Motors Corporation Keith S. Schultz, General Motors Corporation

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Recording Automotive Crash Event Data Augustus “Chip” Chidester, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration John Hinch, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Thomas C. Mercer, General Motors Corporation Keith S. Schultz, General Motors Corporation

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The Opportunities Are Vast

Background

NTSB

JPL

JPL (cont’d)

Potential Uses of Event Data

The Haddon Matrix w/o EDR

The Haddon Matrix w/ EDR

GM EDR Systems

GM Airbag Systems Data Stored

1999 EDR Simplified Block Diagram

EDR Data

Pre-Impact Data 1999 EDR

Accuracy and Resolution

Validation

GM Tech 1 Retrieval Unit

Vetronix EDR Retrieval Tool

EDR Uses

SCIs Involving GMs’ EDRs

NHTSA SCI w/ EDR Involvement

Motor Vehicle Safety Research Advisory Committee

MVSRAC Working Group Formed

MVSRAC WG Representatives

Objectives of MVSRAC W.G.

Objectives (cont’d)

Potential Outcomes of the MVSRAC WG

Conclusions

The End

Author: Yvette Johnson