Mr. Frank addresses issues related to accident reconstruction, computer simulation, rollover analysis, and photogrammetry. Mr. Frank specializes in computer applications in accident reconstruction and presentation of results using 3-D graphics and animation. He has conducted single-moving and two-moving crash tests and vehicle handling tests. Mr. Frank has experience with test fixture design, instrumentation, and data analysis. Mr. Frank is an experienced motorcycle operator and has expertise in reconstruction and crash testing of motorcycles.
Mr. Frank has 10 years of experience in litigation animation working as a Project Engineer for Demonstratives, Inc./Engineering Animation, Inc. in Ames, IA. His responsibilities included performing accident reconstruction using photos, drawings, maps, USGS Data, and various other types of data and working on cases of patent infringement.
Frank TA, Smith JW, Hansen DC, Werner SM. Motorcycle rider trajectory in pitch-over brake applications and impacts. SAE Technical Paper Series, 2008-01-0164, Presented at SAE World Congress and Exhibition, Detroit, MI, April 2008.
Designed a sled test fixture and testing protocol for a motorcycle that was used to study occupant trajectory during braking and braking-into–impact scenarios.