Airbag Crash Data Reset Software Download

THESE are what I'll be discussing on this webpage.įor ACMs the real job is to monitor the car's status, determine when the car is experiencing an event which meets airbag deployment criteria, and deploy the belt tensioners/airbags/etc. This functionality is usually found in the airbag contol module (ACM), but may also be found in the engine controller or Powertrain Control Module (PCM) of some vehicles. The closest thing we've got is that some cars have some EDR functionality built into various components. No passenger vehicles currently sold in the US have a dedicated EDR system. There are some aftermarket passenger vehicle EDR-systems which are usually used for fleet applications. There are some dedicated OEM and aftermarket EDR systems for airplanes, Railroad Engines, ships, and heavy trucks. The generic term for any device which records information about particular events, such as crashes or airbag deployments, is commonly called (intuitively enough) an Event Data Recorder, or EDR. To get the latest EDR information, I suggest taking the IPTM class on using EDR in Crash Reconstruction, or perhaps one of the others out there. This page is slated for deletion eventually. Many of the links here are broken, and I am not inclined to update them.

MAY 2017: With no updates in a few years, this page is clearly primarily a historical document and does not represent the current state of the art. Mechanical Forensics Engineering Services, LLC Mechanical Forensics: Event Data Recorders & the CDRTool

Airbag Crash Data Reset Software Download