On March 29, the Carleton University Crash Dummy (CUCD) team will be performing a rear-end collision test between a motor vehicle and cyclist in co-ordination with the Ottawa Police Service Collision Investigation Unit.
Fourth-year engineering students, along with professors from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the research-intensive Faculty of Engineering and Design, will participate in the crash test simulation to help the Collision Investigation Unit better understand the impacts of collisions between cyclists and vehicles.
When: Friday, March 29, 2019 from 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., testing will begin between 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Where: Lot 9 Park and Ride, Canadian Tire Centre, 1000 Palladium Drive, Ottawa
Media are invited to attend the event at 9:30 a.m.
The purpose of CUCD is to develop a simulated system that will aid the Ottawa Police Service in identifying the events that occur during a fatal collision between a cyclist and a vehicle. The results of the test may contribute to improved accident reconstruction techniques used by the Collision Investigation Unit.
CUCD is an undergraduate engineering capstone project that is comprised this year of 27 biomedical and mechanical engineering students. The test will include updated components on the crash dummy and refurbished control and sensing systems.
Contacts:
Carleton University
Steven Reid
Media Relations Officer
613-520-2600, ext. 8718
613-265-6613
Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca
Ottawa Police, Media Relations Section
Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 5366
@OttawaPolice
Monday, March 25, 2019 in Capstone Design Projects, Experiential Learning, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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