Vehicle Inertia Measurement Machine (VIMM)

摘要

For the design of modern vehicles, the knowledge of mass and moments of inertia is of great importance in terms of their vibration behavior. Next to the type of incitation the inertia tensor (mass, position of centre of gravity, moments of inertia, and products of inertia) is crucial for the translational and rotational vibration behavior. In vehicle development, simulation models are used increasingly to investigate the dynamic behavior of motor vehicles. These models are indispensable in the development of modern vehicle controls (e.g., ESP, antilock brake system). The knowledge of the inertia parameters of a vehicle is an important requirement to be able to represent a realistic driving behavior in the simulation model.