Ford Europe upgrades test capability

摘要

Ford Europe commits many man-hours to acquiring data from prototype test vehicles at its test track at Lommel in Belgium and, during the past 13 years, much of the road load data (RLD) has been derived using Kistler RoaDyn wheel force sensors over a wide variety of road surfaces. Ford has now upgraded its test capability with the purchase of ten of the latest Kistler RoaDyn measuring wheels and a set for use on test lab-based vehicle simulators to ensure correlation between road and lab, a total investment of approximately €1 million. The modular design of the Kistler RoaDyn wheel force sensors enables Ford to test an extensive range of vehicles with wheel sizes from 15" to 19".