Publication detail

Detection of visually unrecognizable braking tracks using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, a feasibility study

PROCHAZKA, D. BILÍK, M. PROCHAZKOVÁ, P. BRADA, M. KLUS, J. POŘÍZKA, P. NOVOTNÝ, J. NOVOTNÝ, K. TICOVÁ, B. BRADÁČ, A. SEMELA, M. KAISER, J.

Original Title

Detection of visually unrecognizable braking tracks using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, a feasibility study

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Identification of the position, length and mainly beginning of a braking track has proven to be essential for determination of causes of a road traffic accident. With the introduction of modern safety braking systems and assistance systems such as the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) or Electronic Stability Control (ESC), the visual identification of braking tracks that has been used up until the present is proving to be rather complicated or even impossible. This paper focuses on identification of braking tracks using a spectrochemical analysis of the road surface. Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) was selected as a method suitable for fast in-situ element detection. In the course of detailed observations of braking tracks it was determined that they consist of small particles of tire treads that are caught in intrusions in the road surface. As regards detection of the “dust” resulting fromwear and tear of tire treads in the environment, organic zincwas selected as the identification element in the past. The content of zinc in tire treads has been seen to differ with regard to various sources and tire types; however, the arithmetic mean and modus of these values are approximately 1% by weight. For insitu measurements of actual braking tracks a mobile LIBS device equipped with a special module was used. Several measurements were performed for 3 different cars and tire types respectively which slowed down with full braking power. Moreover, the influence of different initial speed, vehicle mass and braking track length on detected signal is discussed here.

Keywords

Braking tracks, Forensic, LIBS,Tire treads,Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Authors

PROCHAZKA, D.; BILÍK, M.; PROCHAZKOVÁ, P.; BRADA, M.; KLUS, J.; POŘÍZKA, P.; NOVOTNÝ, J.; NOVOTNÝ, K.; TICOVÁ, B.; BRADÁČ, A.; SEMELA, M.; KAISER, J.

Released

1. 4. 2016

ISBN

0584-8547

Periodical

Spectrochimica Acta Part B

Number

118

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

90

Pages to

97

Pages count

8

BibTex

@article{BUT122833,
  author="David {Prochazka} and Martin {Bilík} and Petra {Prochazková} and Michal {Brada} and Jakub {Klus} and Pavel {Pořízka} and Jan {Novotný} and Karel {Novotný} and Barbora {Ticová} and Albert {Bradáč} and Marek {Semela} and Jozef {Kaiser}",
  title="Detection of visually unrecognizable braking tracks using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, a feasibility study",
  journal="Spectrochimica Acta Part B",
  year="2016",
  number="118",
  pages="90--97",
  doi="10.1016/j.sab.2016.02.013",
  issn="0584-8547"
}