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Crash Test Facility
Application
- full vehicle crash tests according to current standards (e. g. FMVSS 208, offset & pole impact)
- component and sled tests (e. g. AZT, IIHS, RCAR, ECE-R42 "Pendulum Tests")
- individual test configurations (e. g. kerbstone impact)
Technical Data
- 50 m track
- impact speed up to 80 km/h
- 2 crash-resistant onboard measuring systems with 32 channels each (max. 100 kHz/channel)
- film pit
- digital high-speed video cameras with up to 5000 fps
- variable crash sled with adjustable mass, centre of gravity, track width, wheel base and tyre dimensions
360° view
Contact
Thomas Lennartz M.Sc.
Head of Vehicle Concepts & HMI
+49 241 80-25687
Email
Service
Cooperations
Address
Institute for Automotive Engineering
RWTH Aachen University
Steinbachstraße 7
52074 Aachen · Germany