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Computational and laboratory investigations of a model of blood droplet flight for forensic applications

We present a three-dimensional, forward model of blood droplets in
ight. The proposed
model is based on a set of ordinary di erential equations (ODEs) incorporating viscous
drag and gravitational forces. We validate the model against laboratory experiments
in which a mock crime scene is constructed. The experiments consist of a ballistics
gel containing transfer blood or porcine blood shot by a riot ball from a paintball gun
constituting a simulated bloodletting event. The experiments are captured using highspeed
stereo camera pair from which three-dimensional trajectories can be extracted
using tracking software. The long-term goal is to develop an accurate framework for
forensic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA). / UOIT

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OOSHDU.10155/277
Date01 August 2012
CreatorsMurray, Raquel
ContributorsAruliah, Dhavide, Qureshi, Faisal
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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