Todd Roescher

Forensic Expert
Accident Reconstruction, Biomechanics, Human Factors
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Todd Roescher is a Forensic Expert with Aperture (formerly Biomechanical Research and Testing). Todd has been with Aperture since 2017 and during that time he has conducted over 100 instrumented tests in accident reconstruction, biomechanics, and human factors. He continues to conduct research largely in human factors regarding driver behavior, vision, and emergency response and biomechanics regarding occupant kinematics and seat system performance.

Todd holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in biomechanics and human performance from Drexel University. He has also earned a Master of Science in Human Factors from California State University, Long Beach.

Over the course of his career, Todd has participated in several instrumented crash tests as both a vehicle occupant and test coordinator for conferences, case work, and research purposes. He has also been an author on peer-reviewed research papers published by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). He is also an accredited accident reconstructionist through the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionists (ACTAR).

Todd is a proficient user of the FARO 3D Laser Scanner and software such as Engineering Dynamics Corporation’s Human Vehicle Environment (HVE), EOS Systems Inc.’s Photomodeler, and Autodesk’s suite of CAD programs including AutoCAD, Inventor, and 3DS Max. He is currently a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators (SATAI), California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (CA2RS), the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).

Todd's Expertise

  • Perception Response Time
  • Driver Behavior
  • Accident Avoidance
  • Driver Vision
  • Line of Sight Simulation
  • Eye Tracking Analysis
  • Driver Simulation
  • Accident Reconstruction
  • Motor Vehicle Accident Simulation
  • Instrumented Crash Testing
  • Crash Data Retrieval (CDR)
  • Vehicle Inspection
  • Occupant/Pedestrian Kinematics
  • Biomechanical Analysis

Education

B.S. Biomedical Engineering

M.S. Human Factors

Professional Certifications

ACTAR

CDR Technician

Work Experience

Aperture, LLC., Forensic Expert

  • Responsible for the investigation and analysis of injury-causing events, which includes vehicle and site inspections, accident reconstruction, and necessary biomechanical engineering calculations.
  • Conducts ongoing research to evaluate the accuracy of high precision measurement equipment and its applications within the biomechanical and accident reconstruction communities.
  • Performs fully instrumented tests utilizing human subjects and/or human surrogates. Data collected and analyzed include accelerations, velocities, displacements, forces, high speed film/video, and vehicle crush and dynamics.
  • Conducts biomechanical and accident reconstruction analyses and provides forensic consultation for automobile accidents and various events for purposes of litigation, including accident reconstruction, occupant kinematics, occupant force exposure, and injury potential.

Terumo Medical Corporation, New Product Development Engineer I

  • Responsible for designing, executing and analyzing test method validations using a Gage R&R study in Minitab. Developed prototype high precision measurement equipment and methods used for inspecting incoming small-scale raw materials. Provided support to senior engineers via documentation, prototyping activities and machine programming.

Memberships

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)

California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (CAARS)

Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators (SATAI)

Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)

Capabilities

CDR/EDR Downloads

3D Laser Scanning

Crash Simulation

Crash Testing

Eye Tracking/1st Person Video

Driver Performance Simulation

Lighting Testing

Todd's Expertise

  • Perception Response Time
  • Driver Behavior
  • Accident Avoidance
  • Driver Vision
  • Line of Sight Simulation
  • Eye Tracking Analysis
  • Driver Simulation
  • Accident Reconstruction
  • Motor Vehicle Accident Simulation
  • Instrumented Crash Testing
  • Crash Data Retrieval (CDR)
  • Vehicle Inspection
  • Occupant/Pedestrian Kinematics
  • Biomechanical Analysis

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