Overview of Spindle-Coupled Road Simulation Test Method for Vehicle Structure Durability

Design and analysis of a thermoelectric generator for a heavy-duty vehicle in ‎real road test

Heavy duty vehicles have a great share on fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gases in the world, while they waste two third of chemical energy of fuel. On the other hand, simplicity and long life of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are considered more and more to convert thermal energy to electrical one. In this paper a TEG designed in the exhaust system of Renault Midlum 195 Dxi Engine. Th...

Study on Vehicle Road Simulation Algorithm

Vehicle manufacturers worldwide are increasingly relying on road simulation facilities that put simulated loads and stresses on vehicles and subassemblies in order to shrink development time. Road simulation algorithm is the key point of developing road simulation system. With the rapid progress of computer technology, more complex algorithms can be utilized. First, multi-input exciting method ...

Multi Purpose Drive Train Road Test Simulation System

Robot Driver for Guidance of Automatic Durability Road (ADR) Test Vehicles

A robot driver system that controls passenger vehicles and trucks in Automatic Durability Road tests is presented. The robot controls the vehicle’s speed, gears and steering according to a durability test protocol. Durability testing can be harsh on test drivers, while requiring consistent driving patterns. Automating the test by using a robot driver eliminates the need for an on-board driver a...

Real Time Vehicle Recognition: A Novel Method for Road Detection

Knowing the location of the road in an intelligent traffic systems is one of the most used solutions to ease vehicle detection. For this purpose we propose a vehicle recognition algorithm which performs a real time automatic detection of the zones which vehicles occupy. Such algorithm is capable of functioning under extreme conditions such as low resolution, low capture angle and gray scale ima...