An Inexpensive, All Solid-state Video and Data Recorder for Accident Reconstruction
Anaccuraterecordoftheeventsprecedingatracaccidentisusefultotrucking companies,carrentalagencies,commercialcarriers,andinsuranceproviders,as well as to passenger car drivers. A video and data recording is very helpful for accurateaccidentreconstruction. Wehavemadeaprototypeofa\personaleye witness": a small video camera with solid state memory and a short recording time. Thecamerarecordscontinuouslyuntilitsensesanaccident, thenitsaves a video record of the events surrounding the accident in time. Since video is available from both before and after the collision, accident reconstruction becomeseasier. Thecamerausesonlysolidstatememorywithnomovingparts, can be manufactured inexpensively, and can be packaged in a crash-resistant and tamper-resistant module. Automobile data can beadded assidebanddata or overlaid text to the video data storage path.