My first week at Arizona Collision Specialists, started with a quick tour of one of their locations. I got a behind the scenes look at the shop floor, where there were cars in all stages of being fixed. There are multiple sections to the shop, each with its own special machinery. A giant lift held cars so the damage could be scanned by a set of lasers and compared to manufacture dimensions to identify the necessary steps to repairing the vehicle. A paint room housed a couple bumpers and panels waiting to be painted. Another section was for welding and assembly of new parts on the cars.
During this week I also researched the various causes of accidents and attempted to categorize them accordingly by analyzing the circumstances leading up the accidents and by determining the trigger event that led to a chain reaction causing the accident, the ultimate action that caused the accident, and what could have been done to prevent the accident.
All in all it was a good first week away from school. I have more research lined up for next week that I will tell you all about in the next post.
Hi Mac,
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good start. 2 questions: 1. what kind of work are you doing at the shop? and 2. can you explain more about each category of accident?
Mr. Bloom
For now I am just following people around and observing them. Right now I have a main categorical model that divides accidents into controllable and uncontrollable events. The controllable events are typically accidents where something is done wrong by the driver. The uncontrollable events are typically accidents where the vehicle malfunctions or there is w special weather condition, like black ice. However, there is some cross over between these categories in certain circumstances.
DeleteIs there an accident that seems to be the most common? Is there an easy method to prevent these accidents?
ReplyDeleteThe most common type of accident is where one car rear-ends another car. These can mostly be prevented by drivers paying more attention, being more carful, and being smarter drivers overall. However, since that is unlikely to happen, there are new technologies that I am researching that can minimize the damage of fender-benders or completely eliminate them.
DeleteHi Mac,
ReplyDeleteHow did you perform your analysis? Was it an analysis of case studies, or something more along the lines of a computer simulation'
I looked at a wide variety of data and read through reports from various organizations, like the DOT (Department of Transportation) and the NHTSA (national highway traffic safety administration) to make conclusions about common accidents and their causes.
DeleteHey Mac! What was the coolest car you saw?? How much of a factor was distracted driving? Of that category, what were common distractors, if you know.
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