Research

MSC's consultants are on the cutting edge of Electronic Control Module (ECM) and Event Data Recorder (EDR) technology. From participation in staged crash tests to the evaluation and development of new EDR-related tools, MSC has established itself as a leader in the field of heavy truck and passenger vehicle EDRs.

In 2010, MSC released EDR Analytics, the first software package dedicated to evaluating data from heavy vehicle EDRs.

 The following list comprises our peer-reviewed research on EDRs:

• SAE 2011 Highway Vehicle Event Data Recorder Symposium: Braking Behavior in Heavy Vehicle EDR Data

• Collision Magazine: Applying Heavy Vehicle EDR Data in the Real World 
   
• SAE 2011-01-0808: Data Extraction Methods and their Effect on the Retention of Event Data Contained in the Electronic Control Modules of Detroit Diesel and Mercedes Benz Engines
   
• SAE 2010-01-1004: Simulating the Effect of Collision-Related Power Loss on the Event Data Recorders of Heavy Trucks

• The ECM Field Guide: November 2010 Edition (PDF)

• SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles: A Statistical Analysis of Data from Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders
   
• Collision Magazine: General Motors’ Data Recording: A Visual Approach to the Logic Functions
   
• Collision Magazine: Testing the Last Stop Record in the Mercedes MBE 4000
   
• Collision Magazine: Rational Legislative and Organizational Policy for Automotive Event Data Recorders

Our research partners include scientists employed by state and federal agencies, academic institutions, and private firms like Great Lakes Crash Analysis.