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viii List of Figures Figure 2-1. Example of GM EDR pre-crash information .................................................. 8 Figure 2-2. GM EDR record of Longitudinal Velocity vs. Time ...................................... 9 Figure 2-3. Ford Longitudinal Crash Pulse â acceleration and velocity vs. time............ 13 Figure 2-4. Ford Lateral Crash Pulse â acceleration and velocity vs. time ..................... 14 Figure 2-5. OBD-II connector provides access to onboard vehicle computers ............... 19 Figure 3-1. Current EDRs may not capture all events in a crash..................................... 88 Figure 3-2. Events per Vehicle for NASS/CDS 2000-2002 EDR Cases......................... 89 Figure 4-1. Rowan University Research Assistant downloads an EDR removed from a Saturn passenger car using the Vetronix Crash Data Retrieval System ................... 98 Figure 4-2. OBD-II Connectors are located under the Driver Instrument Panel ............. 98 Figure 4-3. GM EDR shown connected to Vetronix CDR download cable [Kerr 2002, used with permission of the Vetronix Corporation] ................................................. 99 Figure 4-4. EDRs are frequently located in difficult to access locations [Kerr 2002, used with permission of the Vetronix Corporation]........................................................ 100 Figure 4-5. NHTSA Success Rate in Downloading Event Data Recorders in NASS/CDS 2002-2003 crash investigations (adapted from Hinch et al, 2004) ......................... 101 Figure 4-6. Reasons for Unsuccessful Downloads in NASS/CDS 2002-2003 (Adapted from Hinch et al, 2004)........................................................................................... 101 Figure 4-7. Recommended EDR Database Structure .................................................... 110 Figure 6-1. Gender Differences ..................................................................................... 166 Figure 6-2. Age Distribution.......................................................................................... 166 Figure 6-3. Distribution of Household Annual Income ................................................. 167 Figure 6-4. Ethnicity Distribution.................................................................................. 167 Figure 6-5. Response to âI have heard about CDRs in vehicles prior to receiving this surveyâ. ................................................................................................................... 168 Figure 6-6. Response to the statement âThe installation of a CDR should be an option left to the prospective vehicle ownerâ .................................................................... 169
