Crash Lab
The collision laboratory offers a wide range of collision configurations and sled testing options. We offer the latest technologies for the evaluation of safety counter measures and child restraints. The laboratory also includes a fully equipped pedestrian laboratory as well as a large inventory of crash test dummies with calibration capability.
Crash configuration
Single vehicle:
- Frontal Rigid Barrier with instrumented load cell option (128 single axis load cells)
- Offset frontal deformable barrier with load cell option (64 single axis load cells)
- 30-degree Rigid Barrier
- Pole IIHS narrow offset
- Side, oblique and rear impact with bullet vehicle or mobile barrier
- NHTSA Oblique Mobile Deformable Barrier (OMDB)
Two moving vehicles:
- Full frontal
- Frontal offset
- Perpendicular or oblique side
The crash area has 4 guided tracks and a closed-loop electrical propulsion system to offer optimal accuracy of
impact point and speed.
| TRACK NUMBER | VELOCITY RANGE | TRACK LENGTH | VEHICLE MASS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.2 to 120 km/h | 200 m | 3 metric tons |
| 1 | 3.2 to 80 km/h | 200 m | 30 metric tons |
| 2 | 3.2 to 100 km/h | 100 m | 3 metric tons |
| 2 | 3.2 to 70 km/h | 100 m | 30 metric tons |
| 3 and 4 | 3.2 to 100 km/h | 100 m | 3 metric tons |
| 3 and 4 | 3.2 to 70 km/h | 100 m | 30 metric tons |
| Accuracy of impact velocity | ≤ ± 0.1 km/h |
| Accuracy of impact point | ≤ ± 10 mm |
Instrumentation and equipment
We offer the following instrumentation and equipment:
- Kistler Data Acquisition Systems
- Over 600 channels
- Over 20 IDT high-speed video cameras
- KHS high-intensity lighting systems
- FARO 3D Positioning Systems
- 4 x Faro Arm 8′
Test Dummies
Child ATD
- Hybrid III 10 year old
- Hybrid III 6 year old
- Hybrid III 3 year old
- CRABI 18 months
- CRABI 12 months
- CAMI newborn and 6 months
- Q6s
- Q6
- Q3s
- Q3
- Q1.5
Side Impact ATD
- WorldSID 50 th with Ribeye
- WorldSID 50 th with IRTRACC
- WorldSID 5 th with IRTRACC
- WorldSID 5 th with Ribeye
- SIDII-s Ribeye
- SIDII-s
- ES2-re (North American)
- ES2 (European)
- US DOT SID
Frontal Impact ATD
- THOR males (x2)
- Hybrid III 95 th
- Hybrid III 50 th
- Hybrid II 50 th
- Hybrid III 5 th
- Hybrid III 5 th with Ribeye
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