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Chassis dynamometers are a valuable tool for evaluating the performance of full vehicles. The basic concept is flexible enough that a very wide range of wheeled vehicles can be tested. They are routinely used to evaluate drive train performance, full vehicle noise and vibration characteristics and other vehicle parameters. Of course, their use is limited to situations in which complete, running vehicles are available. For situations in which that is not true, four poster and shaker tables can be used. These systems are described in the next article in this series.
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Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles covering Road Simulation Testing. The series is being developed by Mark French (SEM Member) of Robert Bosch Corporation, Farminton Hills, MI.
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French, M., Stark, A. Chassis dynamometers. Exp Tech 24, 45–46 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1567.2000.tb00926.x
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1567.2000.tb00926.x