Vehicle Dynamics Expert Witnesses
Vehicle dynamics expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on vehicle dynamics. The vehicle dynamics expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Accident Reconstruction, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Motorcycle.
Ronald D Schapf, PE
Mechanical Engineer, ATV, Theme Park, Heavy Equip.
ER3 Engineering
Santa Monica, California
Mechanical Engineering, Motorcycle
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ATV, specialty machinery, hydraulic brakes, drive train, zip line brakes, Quads, construction machinery, suspensions, steering, accidents, off road vehicle, side by side, off road tires, theme park ride, utility vehicle, on road vehicle, recreational vehicle, vehicle dynamics, themed show equipment
Degreed mechanical engineer with 30+ years of continuous design experience.
Licensed P.E. in CA and NV
Extensive experience with:
ATV and side by side suspension design, calibration and testing.
ATV and side by side steering and brake system and component design and testing.
ATV and side by side drive train design and testing.
On road truck suspension design.
Specialty equipment design.
Theme Park Ride design experience
Theme Park Ride 3rd party review experience with significant finds.
Theme Park Show Equipment design.
Zip Line Brake system design.
Extensive knowledge of materials, finishes, manufacturing methods.
Experienced in stress analysis and rigid body dynamics analysis.
Experienced in structural carbon fiber design and analysis.
Omair Siddiqui, MSME
Los Angeles, California
Accident Reconstruction, Automotive Engineering
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Accident Reconstruction, Event Data Recorder (EDR), Blackbox, Simulations, PC-Crash, Pedestrian collision, Collision Analysis, Forensic Engineering, Crash Investigations, Accident Analysis, Vehicle Dynamics, Crash Reconstruction, Accident Simulation, Human Factors, Crash Data Analysis
Additional Training
➢ SAE, Accident Recon, Autonomous Vehicle and ADAS, September 2021
➢ SAE, Brake Control Systems: ABS, TCS, and ECS, March 2021
➢ SAE, Driver Distractions, December 2020
➢ PC-Crash Training Course (Advanced), February 2020
➢ SAE, Photogrammetry and Analysis of Digital Media, June 2019
➢ California Motorcyclist Safety Program (CMSP), June 2019
➢ Human-Vehicle-Environment (HVE) Forum (EDSMAC/EDCRASH Training), February 2019
➢ SAE, Applied Vehicle Dynamics, December 2018
➢ SAE, Applying Automotive EDR Data to Traffic Crash Reconstruction, November 2018
➢ SAE, Side Impact Occupant Safety, November 2018
➢ SAE, Vehicle Crash Reconstruction: Principles and Technology, August 2018
➢ Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators (SATAI) Conference, July 2018
➢ Tesla EDR Training, June 2018
➢ Collision Safety Institute – Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Technician Course, June 2018
➢ I-CAR Collision Repair Course, May-June 2018
➢ Digital Photography- California Cen...
