IIT MADRAS WELCOMES

Sri NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN

CHIEF GUEST
&
Mr. Mike Connor, Dr. Arun Jaura and Sri VK Misra
Special invitees
FOR THE INAUGURAL FUNCTION OF
VEHICLE DYNAMICS LABORATORY
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING DESIGN
on the 2nd April, 2007, 4:30 PM at
The IC & SR Seminar Hall
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DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING DESIGN

Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory

Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory
• Steering Robot
• Wheel Vector Sensor
• Wheel Pulse Transducer
• Height Sensor
• Fuel Flow Meters
• Pressure Transducer
• Pedal Force sensor
• Tire Slip angle Sensor
• IR Temperature Sensor
• Measurement Steering Wheel
• Optical Sensor
• 32 Channel Data Acquisition System
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STEERING ROBOT SR-30
• Steering robot reaction mechanism
• Inertial and Gyroscopic Guidance
system
• Controller
• Joystick
• Tablet PC
• Emergency Breakout Box
Application:
Testing and Analysis of Vehicle Dynamics
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Data Acquisition System
•16 channel base amplifier
• 8 channel ICP/voltage input
• 16 channel PCI A/D board
• External 12” TFT display
• CAN bus driver
•Turn-key data acquisition software
(FFT analysis, data storage and
export etc..)
Application:
In-vehicle data and video acquisition from multiple sources.
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RV-4 Wheel Vector Transducer

• Simultaneous Measurement of all wheel

positions and orientations in 5 axes.
• Weight shift when braking
• Wheel travel when braking
• Changes in Camber angle
• Tire Strain
• Rear wheel Tracking

Application:
Chassis Development and refinement, Shock absorber design
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Two Axis Tire Slip Angle Sensor

•Speed range: 0.3 to 250kph

•Weight : 250g
•Distance Resolution: 2.08mm
•Angle Range +/- 40deg.

Application: Measurement of speed, distance and drift angle

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Measurement Steering Wheel System
•Measurement of steering torque
•Steering angle
•Steering speed
• Angle resolution: 0.05deg.
•Steering speed: Max 1000deg. / sec
•Data update rate: 250 Hz

Application: Non contact measurement of Steering characteristics

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Fuel Flow Meter

Application: Fuel flow measurement and analysis

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Wheel Pulse Transducer

• Wheel Speed
• Distance Traveled
• Vehicle Speed

Application:
Acceleration and braking tests, ABS testing