| Forensic Engineering Services
| STI offers forensic engineering and expert witness services in support of litigation. Available services include analysis of vehicle dynamics and reconstruction of accidents using our VDANL computer simulation. Our areas of expertise include: - Accident investigation, analysis and reconstruction
- Rollovers
- Skidmark Analysis
- Statistical Analysis
- Tires
- Brakes
- Vehicle Dynamics
- Computerized Data Analysis
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Simulation
- Statistical Modeling
- Control Systems
- Dynamic Response Analysis
- Human Factors/Ergonomics
- Driver Behavior, Impairment, Fatigue
- Pilot Performance, Pilot Error
- Fitness for Duty Testing
- Alcohol/Drugs
- Behavioral Decision Theory
- Behavioral Expectations
- Cognition
- Control Panel Design
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 | Our 40 years of experience in vehicle dynamics and control covers aerospace vehicles, watercraft, and all types of ground vehicles, including: - Automobiles
- SUVs
- 4x4s
- Buses
- ATVs
- Motorcycles
- Trucks
- Tractor Trailers
- 5th Wheels
|  |  |  | In support of our forensic engineering work, STI technical personnel measure and test vehicles and have tires tested by others, then develop validated vehicle dynamics and tire models from the measured data. Over the years, many vehicles with interesting stability problems have been tested at our facility. STI also maintains a substantial tire model database, which is frequently updated with new tire data, as STI coordinates tire testing and modeling. Significant additions to our database have been made recently, including some aircraft tires. STI's tire model database has been analyzed to develop general trends for the effect of size and pressure on cornering stiffness and maximum lateral coefficient of friction. A paper was presented on this tire modeling work at the Clemson University 16th Annual Tire Industry Conference in March, 2001.
STI is registered with Juris Pro. Please contact us for more information and a schedule of our forensic consulting rates. Click here to view or download STI technical papers.
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