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Saving lives through accident research! Emerging Technologies and Innovation in Crash Investigations By Ravishankar Rajaraman Technical Director JP Research India Pvt. Ltd. 8-9 August 2017 CII 11th Safety Symposium and Exposition 2017

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“Emerging Technologies and Innovation”

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Crash Investigations

By Ravishankar Rajaraman Technical Director JP Research India Pvt. Ltd.

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JPRI Expertise

Crash investigation and in-depth accident data collection Crash reconstruction and testing services Road Safety Audits Data analysis and reporting Road Safety Awareness Programs

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Founder & Coordinator RASSI Consortium Members

An in-depth crash database containing detailed crash data collected through

n-site crash investigations with the cooperation of the police. The crash

data, including reconstruction and injury information, is shared by a consortium of OEMs for scientific crash analysis.

Pune, Maharashtra Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Sampling Locations Email: rassisupport@jpresearchindia.com Ahmedabad, Gujarat Kolkata, West Bengal Crash Investigation Crash Reconstruction Victim Interviews Injury Data Collection Jaipur, Rajasthan

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Website: www.rassi.org.in

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Data Levels in RASSI Database

Accident Level:

Accident Summary, Pre-crash event, Crash configuration, Road Structure, GPS Log, Scene Diagram and Pictures

Vehicle Level:

Specifications, Pictures, Deformations, Intrusions, Contacts, Compliance, Reconstruction

Person Level:

Age, Height, Weight, Alcohol use, Seating position, Ejection/Entrapment, Treatment on-scene, Discharge status

Injury level:

Injury description, Abbreviated Injury Scale, Injury Sources

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Promoting data-driven policy making

INDIA

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Need for in-depth scientific data to make better decisions!

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Mumbai – Pune Expressway

Zero Fatality Corridor Project: A data-driven approach.
MoU between SaveLIFE Foundation, MSRDC and Mahindra.
JPRI is the technical partner of SaveLIFE Foundation.
Road engineering changes in 2016 based on crash data.
Mumbai – Pune Expressway Road Safety Survey Report.
Reduction in fatalities by 58%.
Comparing fatal crashes investigated by JPRI in 2016 and 2017 in

the period between January to June.

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Opportunities for saving lives in Kolkata City

Pedestrians constitute nearly 60% of fatalities.

Pedestrian crossing infrastructure improvements.
Intersection alignment.
Refuge islands.
Crossings.
Pedestrian signals.
Provision of footpaths.

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Source: www.itdp.org

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Opportunities for saving lives in Kolkata City

Bus modifications:

Additional mirror for drivers to check for pedestrians in front of the bus,

when starting off.

Tyre run-over prevention device.

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Crash Scene Examination

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Working at a crash scene is hazardous and time consuming.

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Crash Scene Examination

Emerging Technologies: 3D Scene Data Recording

3D Laser Scanners - FARO
Photogrammetry – AGISOFT Photoscan

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FARO 3D Laser Scanners

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AGISOFT Photoscan

Performs photogrammetric processing of digital images and

generates 3D spatial data.

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Pictures of the Scene using a drone

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Creation of 3D Scene in AGISOFT Photoscan

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Reconstruction on 3D Scene

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Summary

RASSI: An innovative approach for promoting data-driven

road safety.

Fatalities reduced by 58% in Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
Opportunities for saving lives in Kolkata City.
Pedestrian crossing infrastructure.
Bus design.
Crash Scene Examination Technologies
3D Laser Scanning – FARO
Photogrammetry – AGISOFT Photoscan

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Thank you!

www.jpresearchindia.com reachus@jpresearchindia.com

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