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Handling Testing

At the TEC we have developed the facilities, equipment, and experience for conducting and analyzing a wide variety of vehicle handling tests, including rollover resistance, NHTSA fishhook, and stability control tests. The testing is conducted on site, utilizing our ten-acre skidpad and two-mile oval test track. Immediate feedback of recorded test data is provided by our custom handling test data acquisition system. The Automated Steering Controller can be installed if precise and repeatable steering inputs are required.

On Board Handling

We have experience with a wide array of measurement sensors, including mechanical and solid-state gyroscopes, mechanical, optical, and GPS velocity sensors, steering angle and torque sensors, proximity sensors, and precision accelerometers.[link] Light-weight outriggers and other safety equipment are available for the protection of the test drivers.

Related Pages: Test Engineering , Test and Engineering Center

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