A frequent cause of heavy vehicle accidents is failure of the braking systems, including gear boxes, when long hills are being descended. This is due to the large amount of kinetic energy that has to be dissipated generally as heat for a prolonged period via a limited heat energy dissipation volume in the braking surfaces. Special measures such as preventing heavy vehicles making these long descents and escape lanes are often introduced for this reason.
1920s
*10 June 1925 UK; Dibbles Bridge coach crash: a tour coach ran away following brake failure and falls off a bridge near Hebden, North Yorkshire, en route to Bolton Abbey, killing seven passengers.
1954
*29 September Netherlands - The brakes and gearbox of a Belgian tourist bus fail on the downhill slope of the Cauberg, near Valkenburg aan de Geul. The uncontrollable vehicle hits a pedestrian, then a monument and a building. 12 people are killed instantly, 7 (including the pedestrian) die in hospital.
*12 November, island of Reunion - The brakes of a bus fail on the downhill slope of Plateau-Caillou, in Saint-Paul. 54 people are killed, 23 instantly.[10
1963
* - June 10 United States - An open truck carrying 49 Boy Scouts and leaders stalls while climbing a hill en route to Hole in the Rock, Utah, loses its brakes, and plunges into Carcass Wash, killing 13 people.
1976
* March 10 - A regular route bus lost control due to brake failure and plunged down a mountain side in central Escuintla, Guatemala, killing 38 people; another 14 are injured.
1981
* April 14 India - A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims swerved to the left of the road, and navigating a turn with brakes failed, caught fire at Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, India, killing 61 people.
1983
* January 19 United States - A semi-trailer truck crashed into a mainline toll booth on the Connecticut Turnpike in Stratford, Connecticut, after brake failure, killing six people and injuring four.
1985
South Africa. It is known as the Westdene dam disaster
* April 6 - A regular route bus suffered brake failure and plunged 20 feet at Bherughat, Madhy Pradesh, India, killing 16 people and injuring 39.
* April 20 -
* July 21 - A bus overturned after brake failure and ran through a crowded market at Halsema expressway, Atok, Benguet, Philippines, killing 28 people and injuring 70.
2015
February 9th - heavy vehicle runs out of control in Lansdowne Lane, Bath, killing 4 pedestrians
1920s
*10 June 1925 UK; Dibbles Bridge coach crash: a tour coach ran away following brake failure and falls off a bridge near Hebden, North Yorkshire, en route to Bolton Abbey, killing seven passengers.
1954
*29 September Netherlands - The brakes and gearbox of a Belgian tourist bus fail on the downhill slope of the Cauberg, near Valkenburg aan de Geul. The uncontrollable vehicle hits a pedestrian, then a monument and a building. 12 people are killed instantly, 7 (including the pedestrian) die in hospital.
*12 November, island of Reunion - The brakes of a bus fail on the downhill slope of Plateau-Caillou, in Saint-Paul. 54 people are killed, 23 instantly.[10
1963
* - June 10 United States - An open truck carrying 49 Boy Scouts and leaders stalls while climbing a hill en route to Hole in the Rock, Utah, loses its brakes, and plunges into Carcass Wash, killing 13 people.
1976
* March 10 - A regular route bus lost control due to brake failure and plunged down a mountain side in central Escuintla, Guatemala, killing 38 people; another 14 are injured.
1981
* April 14 India - A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims swerved to the left of the road, and navigating a turn with brakes failed, caught fire at Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, India, killing 61 people.
1983
* January 19 United States - A semi-trailer truck crashed into a mainline toll booth on the Connecticut Turnpike in Stratford, Connecticut, after brake failure, killing six people and injuring four.
1985
South Africa. It is known as the Westdene dam disaster
* April 6 - A regular route bus suffered brake failure and plunged 20 feet at Bherughat, Madhy Pradesh, India, killing 16 people and injuring 39.
* April 20 -
* July 21 - A bus overturned after brake failure and ran through a crowded market at Halsema expressway, Atok, Benguet, Philippines, killing 28 people and injuring 70.
2015
February 9th - heavy vehicle runs out of control in Lansdowne Lane, Bath, killing 4 pedestrians
Neilly Davies Consulting Engineers is a multidisciplinary consultancy of civil and structural engineers based in Sydney, Australia. Established in 1977, the company has built its reputation over 35 years as specialists in building services, civil, hydraulic and structural engineering as well as surveying.
The company operates primarily in the building and transport infrastructure sectors, with a particular focus on medium to high density residential, aged care, education, industrial assets, as well as, roads, bridges and associated infrastructure assets.
The firm provides a range of services from design and documentation to inspection, assessment, rehabilitation and reporting of existing assets.
Professional Accreditation
The Company has been accredited by the following professional institutions:
*Engineers Australia
*National Engineering Registration Board
*Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia
*New South Wales Building Professionals Board
*Queensland Board of Professional Engineers
*Victorian Building Practitioners Board
*Tasmanian Building Practitioners Board
In June 2008, Neilly Davies joined the Engineers Australia Professional Development Program.
The company operates primarily in the building and transport infrastructure sectors, with a particular focus on medium to high density residential, aged care, education, industrial assets, as well as, roads, bridges and associated infrastructure assets.
The firm provides a range of services from design and documentation to inspection, assessment, rehabilitation and reporting of existing assets.
Professional Accreditation
The Company has been accredited by the following professional institutions:
*Engineers Australia
*National Engineering Registration Board
*Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia
*New South Wales Building Professionals Board
*Queensland Board of Professional Engineers
*Victorian Building Practitioners Board
*Tasmanian Building Practitioners Board
In June 2008, Neilly Davies joined the Engineers Australia Professional Development Program.
Stop at 4 is an educational campaign launched in the state of Oregon with the aim of curbing injuries and deaths of children from falling out of windows. The campaign encourages parents to use stops to keep windows from being opened more than 4 inches by children.
History
Started as "Stop at 4 Inches", the campaign was conceived by Molalla, Oregon residents Shane and Ashley Reck following the death of their 4 1/2 year old son, Parker. After prying an upstairs window open in the Reck home, Parker fell two stories onto concrete. He was transported by medical helicopter to a hospital in Portland, Oregon but died 1 1/2 hours later.
Launch and impact
The campaign was jointly launched in 2010 by the Reck family along with the Safety Store and Resource Center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and Safe Kids Oregon. Molalla, Canby and Woodburn fire districts along with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue would later join the campaign.
Oregon Health and Science University has used the Reck case as an example of safety concerns and window fall education. In 2012, the Beaverton, Oregon city council voted to institute "Window Safety Week", with Ashley Reck receiving the proclamation.
History
Started as "Stop at 4 Inches", the campaign was conceived by Molalla, Oregon residents Shane and Ashley Reck following the death of their 4 1/2 year old son, Parker. After prying an upstairs window open in the Reck home, Parker fell two stories onto concrete. He was transported by medical helicopter to a hospital in Portland, Oregon but died 1 1/2 hours later.
Launch and impact
The campaign was jointly launched in 2010 by the Reck family along with the Safety Store and Resource Center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and Safe Kids Oregon. Molalla, Canby and Woodburn fire districts along with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue would later join the campaign.
Oregon Health and Science University has used the Reck case as an example of safety concerns and window fall education. In 2012, the Beaverton, Oregon city council voted to institute "Window Safety Week", with Ashley Reck receiving the proclamation.
EON Reality is a privately-held corporation founded in the United States in 1999 with fully-owned subsidiaries in Manchester, UK, Singapore, Sweden.
EON Reality is focused on virtual reality solutions, from simulation-based learning and safety training to interactive 3D product applications. It produces products for a variety of business sectors, including the energy, education, aerospace/defense, industrial and medical sectors.
History
The following is a chronological list of EON Reality products:
* 1999: The Company launched EON Studio as its first virtual reality software authoring tool
* 2000: EON SDK, the Company's first software development kit
* 2001: EON Server modular software
* 2001: EON concave, a three wall display system
* 2002: EON Raptor, a free 3ds Max plug-in for publishing interactive 3D content and environments
* 2003: EON Professional, a high-end extension of EON Studio
* 2004: EON Icatcher, a turnkey 3D stereoscopic projection solution
* 2004: EON Sales Assistant, a 3D configuration tool for product presentation sales
* 2005: EON Icube, a turnkey CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment)
* 2005: EON Planner a 3D planning tool that for product presentation and sales
* 2006: EON TouchLight was released in collaboration with Microsoft Research
* 2007: EON Iportal Tablet, a tablet based augmented reality solution
* 2007: EON Artificial I was released, a glass-free 3D display solution
* 2007: EON Icompass, a six wall re-configurable immersive virtual reality system for multi-user environment
* 2007: EON Icrystal, a 3D glass panel solution for virtual reality content projection
* 2008: EON Iauditorium, an auditorium size stereo 3D immersive virtual reality display system
* 2008: EON Ipresence, a tele-immersion solution that combines tele-presence in virtual reality
* 2008: EON Holographic I, a 3D solution for virtual reality content projection
* 2008: EON Ifloat, a multi-wall immersive solution
* 2009: EON Coliseum, an online 3D multi-user virtual meeting & learning platform with support for avatars, voice chat, and 3D objects, and integration with Eon Creator and Eon Experience
* 2009: EON Ibench, a desk sized multi-wall immersive 3D solution
* 2010: EON Human, an avatar platform with real-time motion capture library
* 2010: EON Interact, body control solution with support for Microsoft Kinect
* 2011: EON Experience was released as a library of 3D virtual learning objects that may be imported into EON Creator to author customized virtual learning environments, which are also capable of being displayed in stereoscopic 3D
* 2011: EON Creator, a tool for the creation of customized virtual environments through the use of Eon Experience
* 2011: New EON Iportal Tablet
* 2011: EON Geo, a real-time 3D analysis tool of petroleum models for reservoir calculations
* 2012: EON Icube Mobile
* 2012: EON Interactive Mirror
* 2012: EON Ibench Mobile
* 2013: EON Mobile platform
* 2013: New EON Ibench
* 2013: EON Idome
Interactive Digital Centers
EON Reality partners with a wide variety of public and private organizations toward the establishment of Interactive Digital Centers (IDC) that showcase and promote the use of interactive 3D and stereoscopic visualization technologies while also producing simulation-based training applications and conducting virtual reality research.
The following is a list of Interactive Digital Centers:
* Association Promouvoir la Realite Virtuelle maintains an IDC in Clermont-Ferrand,France.
* Centro Sviluppo Realta Virtuale (CSRV) maintains an IDC in Como Italy under an investment by COMONExT.
* Miami University maintains an IDC in Oxford, Ohio.
* Kentucky Community and Technical College System maintains an IDC in Versailles, Kentucky.
* IDC Galicia is part of the department of CIS Galicia and located in Ferrol, Spain.
* Interactive Digital Centre Asia is located in Singapore and conducts 3D research and development.
* The Media Development Authority of Singapore maintains an IDC.
* PsyTech Matrix Platform hosts an IDC as one of its several virtual reality laboratories for the purpose of researching virtual reality and cognitive psychology therapy. The IDC lab is managed by the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy / International Institute for Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health at Babes-Bolyai University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
* SENAI inaugurated its IDC on 16 March 2011.
* Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology maintains an IDC in Florence, South Carolina.
Awards
The company has received the following awards.
* 2004: EON Reality was awarded two awards during the 2004 Excellence Kiosk Awards at KIOSKCOM in Las Vegas, NV for the Suzuki Sales P.R.O. developed with EON's real-time 3D authoring software.
* 2006: EON Reality of Irvine is recognized for its 3D and holographic imagery systems.
EON Reality is focused on virtual reality solutions, from simulation-based learning and safety training to interactive 3D product applications. It produces products for a variety of business sectors, including the energy, education, aerospace/defense, industrial and medical sectors.
History
The following is a chronological list of EON Reality products:
* 1999: The Company launched EON Studio as its first virtual reality software authoring tool
* 2000: EON SDK, the Company's first software development kit
* 2001: EON Server modular software
* 2001: EON concave, a three wall display system
* 2002: EON Raptor, a free 3ds Max plug-in for publishing interactive 3D content and environments
* 2003: EON Professional, a high-end extension of EON Studio
* 2004: EON Icatcher, a turnkey 3D stereoscopic projection solution
* 2004: EON Sales Assistant, a 3D configuration tool for product presentation sales
* 2005: EON Icube, a turnkey CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment)
* 2005: EON Planner a 3D planning tool that for product presentation and sales
* 2006: EON TouchLight was released in collaboration with Microsoft Research
* 2007: EON Iportal Tablet, a tablet based augmented reality solution
* 2007: EON Artificial I was released, a glass-free 3D display solution
* 2007: EON Icompass, a six wall re-configurable immersive virtual reality system for multi-user environment
* 2007: EON Icrystal, a 3D glass panel solution for virtual reality content projection
* 2008: EON Iauditorium, an auditorium size stereo 3D immersive virtual reality display system
* 2008: EON Ipresence, a tele-immersion solution that combines tele-presence in virtual reality
* 2008: EON Holographic I, a 3D solution for virtual reality content projection
* 2008: EON Ifloat, a multi-wall immersive solution
* 2009: EON Coliseum, an online 3D multi-user virtual meeting & learning platform with support for avatars, voice chat, and 3D objects, and integration with Eon Creator and Eon Experience
* 2009: EON Ibench, a desk sized multi-wall immersive 3D solution
* 2010: EON Human, an avatar platform with real-time motion capture library
* 2010: EON Interact, body control solution with support for Microsoft Kinect
* 2011: EON Experience was released as a library of 3D virtual learning objects that may be imported into EON Creator to author customized virtual learning environments, which are also capable of being displayed in stereoscopic 3D
* 2011: EON Creator, a tool for the creation of customized virtual environments through the use of Eon Experience
* 2011: New EON Iportal Tablet
* 2011: EON Geo, a real-time 3D analysis tool of petroleum models for reservoir calculations
* 2012: EON Icube Mobile
* 2012: EON Interactive Mirror
* 2012: EON Ibench Mobile
* 2013: EON Mobile platform
* 2013: New EON Ibench
* 2013: EON Idome
Interactive Digital Centers
EON Reality partners with a wide variety of public and private organizations toward the establishment of Interactive Digital Centers (IDC) that showcase and promote the use of interactive 3D and stereoscopic visualization technologies while also producing simulation-based training applications and conducting virtual reality research.
The following is a list of Interactive Digital Centers:
* Association Promouvoir la Realite Virtuelle maintains an IDC in Clermont-Ferrand,France.
* Centro Sviluppo Realta Virtuale (CSRV) maintains an IDC in Como Italy under an investment by COMONExT.
* Miami University maintains an IDC in Oxford, Ohio.
* Kentucky Community and Technical College System maintains an IDC in Versailles, Kentucky.
* IDC Galicia is part of the department of CIS Galicia and located in Ferrol, Spain.
* Interactive Digital Centre Asia is located in Singapore and conducts 3D research and development.
* The Media Development Authority of Singapore maintains an IDC.
* PsyTech Matrix Platform hosts an IDC as one of its several virtual reality laboratories for the purpose of researching virtual reality and cognitive psychology therapy. The IDC lab is managed by the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy / International Institute for Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health at Babes-Bolyai University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
* SENAI inaugurated its IDC on 16 March 2011.
* Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology maintains an IDC in Florence, South Carolina.
Awards
The company has received the following awards.
* 2004: EON Reality was awarded two awards during the 2004 Excellence Kiosk Awards at KIOSKCOM in Las Vegas, NV for the Suzuki Sales P.R.O. developed with EON's real-time 3D authoring software.
* 2006: EON Reality of Irvine is recognized for its 3D and holographic imagery systems.