To provide a comfortable learning environment and to promote active participation, class sizes are limited to 20 students.

Course Overview
EDC Reconstruction combines morning lecture sessions with afternoon computer labs. Here is the typical course syllabus:

Date		Time		Subject		Reference
Monday		8:00-8:30		Course Introduction		Notebook
		8:30-9:30		EDCRASH Program Description		Manual
		9:30-10:30		Earth-fixed and Vehicle-fixed Coordinate Systems		Notebook
		10:30-12:00		CDC, PDOF & Damage Measurements		Notebook
		1:00-2:30		HVE Execution Environment		Notebook
		2:30-5:00		EDCRASH Program: Input, Output & Graphics		Manual
Tuesday		8:00-9:30		EDCRASH Flow Diagram		Manual
		9:30-10:00		Discussion of Collision Types		Manual
		10:00-10:30		Main Calculation Flow Chart		Manual
		10:30-12:00		EDCRASH Calculation Procedures, Common Velocity Check, Trajectory Simulation and Linear Momentum		Manual
		1:00-1:30		Case Study		Notebook
		1:30-2:30		Damage-only Analysis		Manual
		2:30-5:00		Lab Exercise #1		Notebook
Wednesday		8:00-12:00		EDCRASH-Calculation Procedures, DAMAGE analysis		Manual
		1:00-5:00		Lab Exercise #2		Notebook
Thursday		8:00-11:50		EDCRASH Calculation Procedures, Separation Velocities		Manual
		1:00-5:00		Lab Exercise #3 and Review		Notebook
Friday		8:00-9:30		Presenting Your Results		-
		9:45-11:00		Open Book Examination		-
		11:00-12:00		Post Examination Review and Course Closing		Notebook

Who Should Attend
Successful participation in this course requires a number of prerequisite skills, including:

• Basic familiarity with either HVE, HVE-2D or HVE-CSI.
• An understanding of vehicle dynamics and the laws of motion.
• Ability to solve algebraic and trigonometric equations.
• At least 6 months experience as an accident investigator.
• Classifying vehicle damage and determining thrust direction.
• A strong desire to improve accident investigation skills.

If you use or are thinking about using EDCRASH, you should attend this course!

About the Instructor
Mr. Terry D. Day, P.E., President of Engineering Dynamics Corporation received his Masters Degree from the University of Michigan and studied under researchers at the Highway Safety Research Institute. He is the author of numerous technical papers focused on the use of computers in accident investigation.

As an engineering consultant, Mr. Day has been actively involved in motor vehicle safety for over 25 years. He has also been a guest instructor for over 15 years at Northwestern University's Traffic Institute. Mr. Day designed EDCRASH and is directly involved in the development of all EDC reconstruction and simulation software.

Certificates and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Students who attend the course and receive a passing grade on the Final Exam will receive a Cerficate of Completion. For those who are certified with the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionists (ACTAR) and wish to receive credit for continuing education, this course has been approved for 30 ACTAR CEUs.