“Creating 3D animations to reconstruct transportation accidents: illustrating aviation accidents using Air Midwest flight 5481 takeoff accident” by Kakar, Spangler and Park
Conference:
Type:
Entry Number: 062
Title:
- Creating 3D animations to reconstruct transportation accidents: illustrating aviation accidents using Air Midwest flight 5481 takeoff accident
Presenter(s)/Author(s):
Abstract:
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) uses 3D animation to reconstruct and illustrate accident sequences so that the public can visualize and better understand the events leading up to an accident, the determination of probable cause, and the identification of safety issues. These animations factually and faithfully present the accident sequence based on measured, recorded, and calculated data. The purpose of this paper is to explain how the NTSB currently produces 3D animations by describing the process used for a specific accident.
