Understanding Train Accidents Through Engineering Animations
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…
Applying Photography, Video, 3D and other Expertise to Forensic Analysis
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…
Engineering Animation: Watch How Workers Could Have Come in Direct Contact With A Moving Trailer
Laser scans of the environment and vehicles were utilized to demonstrate how workers could have come in direct contact with a moving trailer. The laser scan of the environment included…
Engineering Animation: Water Infiltrates Concrete Slabs and Deteriorates Structural Steel
Can you see grass grow? Not by watching for a few minutes but you know it does because it’s higher after a week. It would be tricky to explain this…
3D Animation: Man Struck by Carrier While Opening His Driver Side Door
Hugh Borbidge, Senior Mechanical Engineer :::: Are you a good judge of distance? Sometimes not being able to estimate how much room you have can lead to disaster. In the…
Recreating Vehicle Movements: Update from our Engineering Animation Department
Hugh Borbidge, BSME, Director of Engineering Animations :::: There are many ways to re-create vehicle movement in a 3D computer environment. Some methods are better than others. We will talk…
The “Art” of Engineering Animations
Hugh Borbidge, Computer Animation Engineer :::: Item 101- Accurately Moving a Vehicle on the Computer Screen 3D engineers that do forensic work often times feel a little jealous when we…