Vehicle Testing

Our Tools, Facilities and Services Managed in Northampton, UK:

• New RDE Centre for comprehensive vehicle development work
• Includes 4WD chassis dyno with climatic and altitude capability (up to 5000m)
• 2 fully equipped chassis dynamometers for climatic and ambient testing
• Full size dilution tunnel
• Gasoline DI and diesel testing capability
• Particulate mass and count measurement
• Horiba analysers for gaseous, Pn/Pm
• VCA certified to EURO 6b
• Capable of testing to proposed 2020 standards
• Cold environment vehicle testing

• -40 °C to +50 °C climatic control for cold start and drive away development
• Dynamometers rated to 6000 Nm
• Max tractive effort 8000 N with up to 190 km/h wind velocity
• Vehicles up to 3000 kg accommodated (max weight 2000 kg per axle)
• Full range of standard and alternative fuels available
• FTIR analyser for unregulated gaseous emission analysis and speciation
• Dedicated soak area for up to 15 vehicles

Our Tools, Facilities and Services Managed in Plymouth, Michigan, USA:

CARB Accredited Vehicle Emissions Lab (40 CFR Part 1066)

• Four Wheel Drive Chassis Dynamometer
  • Froude Chassis Dyno 4WD
  • 150 kW / roll
  • Adjustable wheel base
  • 200 kph

• AVL i60 CVS Bag
• AVL i60 Dual Stream Raw Gas
• Fixed speed 5,300 CFM fan
• Variable speed 25,000 CFM fan (84 MPH)
• Full catalog of US and EU drive cycles
• Programmable cycles for RDE simulation
• Automated canister loading
• HEV – AVL Battery Simulator and Hioki Power Analyzer

AVL i60 Constant Volume Exhaust Sampling

• 350 mm Dilution tunnel shared between chassis & engine dynamometer test cells meeting regulatory requirements as specified in CFR Parts 1065 & 1066
• Flow capacities to handle up to 330 kW on the engine dynamometer and 220 kW on the chassis dynamometer