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1) Accident Reconstruction
2) Biomechanics
3) Engineering
Brake & Vehicle Failure
Vehicle Testing
Crash Testing
Mechanical Testing
Failure/Metallurgical Analysis
Close Range Photogrammetry
Fires and Explosions
Mold Invesitgation/Analysis
Material Evaluation
4) Animation
5) Research
6) Case
Studies
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Brake & Vehicle
Component Failure
Accurate
assessment and documentation of a brake system or other vehicle systems
can be crucial to your position. Vector Scientific engineers have extensive
training and education in mechanical design, repair and failure analysis.
With the capability of conducting comprehensive vehicle inspections
of complex brake systems, we can easily determine if brake failure contributed
to an accident. We can take
this analysis further by determining the failure mechanism, which can
assist in resolving liability issues.
Failure of transmission, suspension, electrical components and
other vehicle systems can occur as a result of a complex sequence of
events. Understanding the
mode of failure dictates which course of action to take as the analysis
progresses. Our engineers have both the equipment and the skills to
properly conduct these types of investigations.
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Vehicle
Performance and Handling Testing
Combining
our engineering expertise with sophisticated instrumentation and computer hardware,
Vector Scientific can
conduct vehicle testing such as braking and/or handling tests.
We are currently expanding these capabilities to include additional
vehicle dynamics tests.
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Vehicle
Crash Testing
Our
engineering and biomechanics staff have
performed numerous crash tests and published several technical papers
based on our testing results.
We have the capability and resources to perform a wide range of
crash tests, from low-speed to high-speed collisions.
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Mechanical
Testing
Our
advanced systems and skilled engineering staff afford us the tools
necessary to perform a broad range of mechanical tests. These include
static or dynamic force measurements, acoustic sound pressure levels in a
car, as well as temperature/heat transfer, friction and light
measurements.
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Failure
/ Metallurgical Analysis
Our
staff of engineers includes highly trained experts in the areas of failure
analysis and metallurgical design. We have the ability to determine the
failure mechanism and the forces required to cause the failure, through
non-destructive and destructive testing. Failure analysis may also involve sophisticated metallurgical
analyses including factors such as fatigue and overstress of hardware.
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Close Range Photogrammetry
In many cases, photographs are the only record of evidence from a vehicle or scene.
Close range photogrammetry can be critical in determining the locations of such evidence in order to facilitate an accurate analysis.
Our engineers are skilled in close range photogrammetry and use state of the art software, computers, and equipment to ensure accurate and correct results.
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Fires and Explosions
In cases of fires and explosions, the origin and cause of the event
need to be determined. Our staff includes engineers that are trained
to investigate and analyze fires and explosions, and asses the damage
caused by these events. Our capabilites also include chemical analysis.
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Mold Analysis and Investigation
Providing investigation, analysis, and identification of mold in commercial and residential structures. Location of water source to determine cause and origin of mold growth.
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Material
Evaluation
Vector Scientific,
Inc. can conduct comprehensive material evaluations and testing to determine
a material's physical properties, it's compliance with applicable standards,
and to gain insight into possible failure modes. Our capabilities include,
but are not limited to:
- Sectioning, mounting, grinding, polishing and etching to prepare metallographic samples.
- Examination of mounted metallographic specimens with both light and electron microscopy.
- Microstructural evaluation, including phase identification and grain size measurements.
- Bulk elemental and structural analysis including x-ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, and optical emission spectroscopy.
- Mechanical testing, including
tensile, compression, charpy, fatigue, hardness, microhardness, bending,
torsion, high strain rate, corrosion, and wear testing.
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