Mr. Cuadrado is experienced in the areas of accident reconstruction and crash simulations, and supports a variety of full-scale vehicle tests performed at Exponent’s Test and Engineering Center.
Prior to joining Exponent, Mr. Cuadrado attended The George Washington University, where his field of study was in transportation safety. His studies included vehicle crashworthiness, occupant safety, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), injury analysis, and crash test analysis. During this time, his research focused on the development of a Hybrid-III anthropomorphic test device (ATD) finite element model. Secondary research efforts included an analysis of the pedestrian crash data study (PCDS) to develop pedestrian impact risk curves.
For his Master’s thesis, Mr. Cuadrado developed a methodology to duplicate the kinematics of a far-side occupant in a sled test. His research utilized a statistical analysis of the National Automotive Sampling System/Crashworthiness Data System (NASS/CDS), finite element modeling, and MADYMO modeling. The results of his research prove the feasibility of using sled tests as a means of testing far-side occupants for a wide range of crash environments, including cases with high yaw rates.
Heller M, Kuzel M, Kwasniak A, Cuadrado J. Individuals’ abilities and behaviors and current technologies in intersection crosswalks. ITE Journal, December 2008, in press.
Cuadrado J, Dahdah S, Motevalli V. Analysis of the 1994–1998 pedestrian crash data study conducted by the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS). Transportation Research Board, 2008.
Presentations
Cuadrado J, Dahdah S, Motevalli V. Analysis of the 1994–1998 pedestrian crash data study conducted by the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS), Transportation Research Board, 2008.
Cuadrado J, Nagabushano V, Digges K, Kan CD. Far-side corner impacts in vehicles—Analysis and development of sled test procedure. International Crashworthiness Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 2008.