G01M17/04

Strut module test machine

A module test machine includes a frame, a fixture, at most two actuators coupled to the fixture, and a controller. The frame is couplable to a first end of a strut module. The fixture is couplable to a second end of the strut module. The fixture includes a plurality of arms with a plurality of adjustable lengths. The at most two actuators are coupled to two of the plurality of arms and configured to impart a plurality of loads along six axes of force at the second end of the strut module. The controller is configured to control the at most two actuators in response to at most two actuator vectors. The plurality of adjustable lengths and the at most two actuator vectors are configured to replicate road load data at the second end of the strut module while under test.

Strut module test machine

A module test machine includes a frame, a fixture, at most two actuators coupled to the fixture, and a controller. The frame is couplable to a first end of a strut module. The fixture is couplable to a second end of the strut module. The fixture includes a plurality of arms with a plurality of adjustable lengths. The at most two actuators are coupled to two of the plurality of arms and configured to impart a plurality of loads along six axes of force at the second end of the strut module. The controller is configured to control the at most two actuators in response to at most two actuator vectors. The plurality of adjustable lengths and the at most two actuator vectors are configured to replicate road load data at the second end of the strut module while under test.

LOADING SYSTEM AND TEST EQUIPMENT FOR AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS SIMULATION ROAD TEST
20220316992 · 2022-10-06 ·

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of automobile chassis suspension system tests, and provides a loading system and test equipment for an automobile chassis simulation road test. The loading system includes an inclination angle regulation assembly, an automobile weight loading assembly, a rotation angle regulation assembly and a vertical load loading assembly, can simulate to apply various loads which a chassis bears in the real road running process of an automobile, and ensures consistency between a simulation test result and a real automobile test field detection result; and the test equipment further includes a suspension assembly, an acceleration torque assembly and a rotary drum assembly, can simultaneously test the fatigue durability of automobile chassis parts such as a wheel, a suspension and the like, is high in consistency between a test result of the test equipment and a test result of a test field, has universality, can mount wheel and suspension systems of various automobile types and test the fatigue durability of the wheel and suspension systems of various automobile types, shortens the development period of a finished automobile, and reduces the development cost.

SIMULATED PAVEMENT ROTARY DRUM AND AUTOMOBILE TEST EQUIPMENT
20220316986 · 2022-10-06 ·

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of tests of automobile wheels and automobile chassis suspension systems, and provides a simulated pavement rotary drum and automobile test equipment. A simulated cobblestone pavement, and a simulated impact pavement, so that a testing pavement at a test field is reproduced; an impact load caused by the track pavement, the cobblestone pavement, and the impact pavement can be applied to wheels and a chassis system; and a road simulation test of wheels and a suspension system of an automobile can be performed on bench test equipment. As verified, the simulated pavement rotary drum of the present disclosure can reproduce the simulated track pavement at the test field; and the consistency of radial impact loads is greater than 95% at the same speed and under the same vehicle load operating condition.

SIMULATED PAVEMENT ROTARY DRUM AND AUTOMOBILE TEST EQUIPMENT
20220316986 · 2022-10-06 ·

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of tests of automobile wheels and automobile chassis suspension systems, and provides a simulated pavement rotary drum and automobile test equipment. A simulated cobblestone pavement, and a simulated impact pavement, so that a testing pavement at a test field is reproduced; an impact load caused by the track pavement, the cobblestone pavement, and the impact pavement can be applied to wheels and a chassis system; and a road simulation test of wheels and a suspension system of an automobile can be performed on bench test equipment. As verified, the simulated pavement rotary drum of the present disclosure can reproduce the simulated track pavement at the test field; and the consistency of radial impact loads is greater than 95% at the same speed and under the same vehicle load operating condition.

UNIVERSAL SUSPENSION AND TEST EQUIPMENT FOR AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS SIMULATION ROAD TEST
20220316990 · 2022-10-06 ·

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of tests of wheels and automobile chassis suspension systems, and provides a universal suspension and test equipment for an automobile chassis simulation road test. A simulated dashpot is movably connected to a simulated shock absorption tower; a simulated steering link and a simulated lower control arm are both movably connected to a backboard; and the simulated dashpot, the simulated steering link, and the simulated lower control arm are all assembled with corresponding mounting holes in a steering knuckle. Simulated parts with adjustable lengths and positions are used to replace an original vehicle's dashpot, steering link and lower control arm of a suspension, so that by means of adjusting lengths and angles of all the parts of the test suspension, the universal suspension can be applicable to the spatial hard point requirements of most current Macpherson suspensions.

UNIVERSAL SUSPENSION AND TEST EQUIPMENT FOR AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS SIMULATION ROAD TEST
20220316990 · 2022-10-06 ·

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of tests of wheels and automobile chassis suspension systems, and provides a universal suspension and test equipment for an automobile chassis simulation road test. A simulated dashpot is movably connected to a simulated shock absorption tower; a simulated steering link and a simulated lower control arm are both movably connected to a backboard; and the simulated dashpot, the simulated steering link, and the simulated lower control arm are all assembled with corresponding mounting holes in a steering knuckle. Simulated parts with adjustable lengths and positions are used to replace an original vehicle's dashpot, steering link and lower control arm of a suspension, so that by means of adjusting lengths and angles of all the parts of the test suspension, the universal suspension can be applicable to the spatial hard point requirements of most current Macpherson suspensions.

FATIGUE TEST EQUIPMENT FOR AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS SIMULATION ROAD TEST
20220316993 · 2022-10-06 ·

The present disclosure belongs to the field of automobile chassis suspension system tests, and provides fatigue test equipment for an automobile chassis simulation road test. The fatigue test equipment can simultaneously test the simulation road test fatigue durability of automobile chassis parts such as the wheel and suspension system and the like, ensures that a test state of the tested wheel and suspension system is close to a real automobile state, and simulates and reproduces a load which an automobile chassis bears in the real road running process in a laboratory.

WHEEL ACCELERATION TORQUE SYSTEM AND TEST EQUIPMENT FOR AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS SIMULATION ROAD TEST
20220316991 · 2022-10-06 ·

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of automobile chassis suspension system tests, and provides a wheel acceleration torque system and test equipment for an automobile chassis simulation road test. The automatic connection and separation mechanism is connected with a transmission shaft of a wheel; the automatic connection and separation mechanism can apply acceleration torque of the torque shaft to the transmission shaft, and can separate the acceleration torque applied to the transmission shaft; and the wheel acceleration torque system and the test equipment can adapt to the requirement for applying the acceleration torque in a test of a test bench, simulate to apply the acceleration torque which the wheel bears in the actual road running process, ensure that a test state of a tested wheel and suspension system is close to a test state of a real automobile test field.

Sensory Evaluation Prediction System, Suspension Device, and Suspension Control System
20230143565 · 2023-05-11 ·

A sensory evaluation prediction system includes an input unit that reads an output from a behavior sensor that measures two or more types of pieces of time series information regarding a moving body, a selection unit that selects two or more types of physical quantities from the output from the behavior sensor read by the input unit, a correlation creation unit that creates information showing a correlation in time series between the two or more types of the physical quantities selected by the selection unit, and an evaluation circuit that calculates an evaluation value of a sensory index based on the information showing the correlation in time series.