Application Of The Momentum 360 Method For Side Collision Between Vehicles Through Computer Simulation

Abstract

The aim of the article is to demonstrate the reconstruction of a road traffic accident involving vehicles with identical characteristics using the Momentum 360 method through computer simulation. The reconstruction of the accident is presented in side collisions at angles of 45°, 90°, and 135° respectively. In the case of a collision between vehicles at a 45° angle, higher speeds are observed before and during the impact, as evidenced by the measured lengths of the vehicle tracks left after the collision. As the angle increases, the speeds before and during the impact decrease, which is established by the tracks left by both vehicles after the collision. Consequently, an increase in the kinetic energy for the deformation of the vehicles is observed with an increase in the angle of the side impact