Drop Tower Test Benches

Large drop tower

Application

  • Analysis of the energy absorption capability of structures and materials
  • Reproduction of impact configurations for pedestrian protection
  • Cost-effective replication of pile impact tests
  • Pulse tests on small components
  • Custom test configurations

Technical Data

  • Drop weights: 40 kg to 800 kg
  • Impact velocity depending on component height up to 45 km/h
  • Impactor deceleration, impactor travel and reaction forces and moment measurement with 100 kHz
  • Digital highspeed video cameras with up to 5000 fps
  • Max. deformation: 800 mm
  • Impact surface max. 600 mm x 300 mm
  • Clamping range 2000 mm x 2000 mm

Small drop tower

Application

  • Analysis of the energy absorption capability of structures and materials
  • Penetration tests on battery base plates
  • Crash tests on vehicle components, e.g., door side impact beams, glove compartments, interior trim
  • Custom test configurations

Technical Data

  • Drop weights: 4.5 kg to 60 kg
  • Impact velocity: up to 30 km/h
  • Impactor deceleration, impactor travel and reaction forces and moment measurement with 100 kHz
  • Digital highspeed video cameras with up to 5000 fps
  • Max. deformation: 800 mm
  • Impact surface max. 200 mm x 100 mm
  • Clamping range 2400 mm x 1500 mm
  • Temperature chamber up to 90°C for components measuring 500 mm x 500 mm x 500 mm
  • Max. component height 600 mm

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Contact

Thomas Lennartz M.Sc.
Head of Vehicle Concepts & HMI
+49 241 80-25687
Email

Service

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Address

Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika)
RWTH Aachen University
Steinbachstraße 7
52074 Aachen · Germany

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+49 241 80 25600