Accession Number:

AD0735757

Title:

Laboratory Control of Dynamic Vehicle Testing

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE COMMAND WARREN MI

Personal Author(s):

• Grant, James W.

Report Date:

1971-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

24.0

Abstract:

In order to study vehicle suspension and frame dynamics under controlled and reproducible laboratory conditions, TACOMs road simulator or shaker test was developed. A road simulator is a laboratory test device which imparts dynamic forces simulating road inputs, on a complete vehicle. It is the purpose of this study to develop vertical position control signals for the road simulator so that good correlation between laboratory test and field results is obtained.

Descriptors:

• *TEST METHODS
• *VEHICLES
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• SIMULATORS
• VIBRATION
• EQUATIONS OF MOTION
• ACCELERATION
• POWER SPECTRA
• ROAD TESTS
• CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
• ELECTRIC FILTERS

Subject Categories:

• Surface Transportation and Equipment
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE