Virtual CRASH

Virtual CRASH is a developer of a multi-purpose software application used for accident reconstruction. The software allows users to simulate motor accidents and pedestrian accidents in full 3D. Further, the software allows users to draw scale diagrams, build and manipulate 3D models and terrain environments, and create high definition and lifelike animations or virtualizations. The Virtual CRASH software is primarily used by professionals in academics, engineering, law enforcement, forensics, safety, medicine, the automotive industry, and the insurance industry.

Virtual CRASH was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Newberry, Florida. The company's software is used by the United States Department of Defense, Intel, General Motors, Caltrans, Uber, Stanford University, Maricopa County, Hyundai, Yamaha, State of Michigan, Taiwan Transportation Safety Board, High Impact, International Center for Automotive Medicine, California Highway Patrol, State of California, State of Vermont, and the State of Oklahoma.

Through Virtual CRASH's accident reconstruction software, users are able to create environments, including surfaces and stations, from scratch or use 3D modeling tools and CAD (computer-aided design) tools to embellish and add important details. From there, a user can drop objects, such as vehicles, pedestrians, and other matter, into the environment and use the software's controls to input simulation parameters and path animation data or use the Momentum Solver. The user can then run the simulation and use a path animation tool to execute a crash scenario.

The work can be refined through the software through feedback from the software's physics engine and using graphing tools and data reports to help with analysis. Once the simulation or animation scenario is complete, images or an entire animated simulation can be exported.