Biomechanical Injury Analysis with 3D Model

3D models of football players seen from 4 different angles

Case Summary: A high school football player incurred a spinal cord injury at the C3-C4 level when he went headfirst into a defender during a tackle. The plaintiff claimed that…

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SUV v. Gas Station Engineering Animation

Synopsis: Engineering animations are an important and useful tool to help explain issues to a jury. This is especially true when there may be a language barrier. For this case,…

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Engineering Animation: Steering Mechanism – Tie Rod Failure

Hugh Borbidge, BSME, Director of Engineering Animations This animation illustrates a basic configuration of the linkages that steer the wheels when the steering wheel is turned. The steering wheel essentially…

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Motorcycle vs Pothole

Hugh B. Borbidge, BSME, Director of Engineering Animations     Potholes are formed when water beneath the roadway expands and contracts, weakening the roadway material. Additionally, vehicles traveling over these…

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Where the Lamp-Post Falls

Laurence R. Penn, Senior Forensic Animation/Video Specialist ::::   An old residential lamp post, weakened by a recent storm, fell unexpectedly and damaged two vehicles parked below. The owner of…

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3D Collision Reconstruction – A Dashcam Video Case Study Breakdown

Laurence R. Penn, Senior Forensic Animation/Video Specialist :::: Thanks to powerful software, forensic video specialists at DJS Associates are able to analyze surveillance and dashcam video footage in three dimensions,…

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3D Animation: Difficulties in Transport

3D Courtroom Animation

Hugh Borbidge, BSME, Director of Engineering Animations :::: At the request of our client, DJS Associates was asked to demonstrate the spatial relationships between a worker and a vehicle. Specifically,…

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Understanding Train Accidents Through Engineering Animations

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Hugh B. Borbidge, BSME, Director of Engineering Animations :::: Lately, it seems that the news has reported on an increase in train accidents. They can be classified into two main…

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Applying Photography, Video, 3D and other Expertise to Forensic Analysis

3D Camera Matching in Engineering Animations

Laurence R. Penn, 3D Animations/Technical Assistant :::: At DJS Associates, we are often called upon to analyze surveillance videos to make a region of interest easier to identify or to…

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