title: [The characteristics of computer simulation of traffic accidents].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To reconstruct the collision process of traffic accident and the injury mode of the victim by computer simulation technology in forensic assessment of traffic accident.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty actual accidents were reconstructed by stimulation software and high performance computer based on analysis of the trace evidences at the scene, damage of the vehicles and injury of the victims, with 2 cases discussed in details.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The reconstruction correlated very well in 28 cases, well in 9 cases, and suboptimal in 3 cases with the above parameters. Accurate reconstruction of the accident would be helpful for assessment of the injury mechanism of the victims.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reconstruction of the collision process of traffic accident and the injury mechanism of the victim by computer simulation is useful in traffic accident assessment.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, P.R. China. zoudonghua2008@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Dong-Hua
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Ning-Guo
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jian-Guo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xian-Long
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Xiao-Yun
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian-Hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yi-Jiu
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001336:Automobiles; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012984:Software; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology