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Vehicle Dynamics Testing

Our Vehicle Dynamics Testing group offers complete vehicle dynamics testing, a diverse range of facilities, and state of the art equipment and test capabilities.

Vehicle Dynamics Facility

  • 1,000’ x 900’ (19 acre) Asphalt pad, flat with 1% slope for drainage
    • Various events:  Slalom, Lane Changes, 300’ circle, autocross course
  • 2.7 mile oval with flat and banked lanes, banking at 16.7 degrees in outer lane

Aerial View of Skid Pad and Oval
Skid Pad and Oval

Ride Road

4.3 mile semi-oval with various road surfaces for ride and noise evaluation

  • Smooth asphalt
  • Spalled Concrete
  • Reproduced real world road surfaces
  • Manhole covers, expansion joints, tar strip, raised and lowered steps, rumble strips

Aerial View of Chelsea Proving Ground

Handling Road

  • 1.7 mile long handling circuit
  • May be run either clockwise or counterclockwise
  • Sprinkler system to wet part of track
  • Adjacent garage with hoist for parts changes
Aerial View of Handling Road

Kinematics and Compliance

  • Anthony Best Dynamics SPMM 4000 test machine
  • Complete kinematics and compliance measurement
  • Center of Gravity measurement
  • Yaw, Pitch, Roll moment of inertia measurement
Anthony Best Dynamics SPMM4000 Kinematics and Compliance Test Machine
Anthony Best Dynamics SPMM4000 Kinematics and Compliance Test Machine

Two Anthony Best Dynamics steering robots

  • SR-30
    • Maximum torque: 33 Nm at up to 850°/s
    • Max. continuous torque: 30 Nm at up to 1000°/s
    • Max. speed: 2,350°/s at up to 7 Nm
  • SR-60 (60 N-m capacity)
    • Maximum torque: 70 Nm at up to 580°/s
    • Max. continuous torque: 60 Nm at up to 1,000°/s
    • Max. speed: 2,500°/s at up to 24 Nm

Oxford Technical Systems RT3002 GPS / Inertial Measurement Platform

  • Measures X, Y, Z position, velocity, acceleration
  • Measures Yaw, Pitch, Roll angle, velocity, acceleration
  • Vehicle position to 2 cm accuracy
SR-60 Steering Robot in Vehicle RT-3002 Inertial / GPS Platform in Vehicle
SR-60 Steering Robot in Vehicle RT-3002 Inertial / GPS Platform in Vehicle

Kinematics and Compliance

  • Standard and specialized tests of full vehicle kinematics, compliance, and steering system performance
  • Measurement of part change effects on full vehicle characteristics
  • Center of Gravity measurement
  • Moment of Inertia measurement

Instrumented Handling

  • Standard steering and handling tests to quantify vehicle performance
  • Robotically driven for consistent and accurate steering inputs
  • Specialized tests such as trailer towing, Consumer Reports Avoidance Maneuver, loaded handing

NHTSA Fishhook Testing

  • Standard NHTSA test procedure, including NHTSA specified outriggers and ballast

FMVSS126 (ESC) Testing

  • Vehicle dynamic testing per FMVSS126 test procedure.  Outriggers available as required by test procedure
Vehicle Dynamic Testing with Outriggers

Vehicle Dynamic Testing with Outriggers
  • Assortment of NHTSA specified titanium outriggers and brackets.
  • Seven instrumented steering wheels for torque, angle, and angular velocity measurement.
  • Numerous data acquisition systems and sensors for linear and rotational acceleration, pressure, flow, and suspension travel