A STUDY OF THE DESIGN OF AN AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION LABORATORY

THE STUDY IS BASICALLY A DETERMINATION OF THE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR THE OPERATION OF AN AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION LABORATORY. IT SERVES AS A BASIS FOR THE DESIGN OF A LABORATORY FOR THE ANALYSIS OF AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS EMPLOYED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY. THE FACILITY IS DESIGNED TO ANALYZE SIX DISTINCT SYSTEMS: POWER PLANT SYSTEM, TIRE SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, STEERING SYSTEM, BRAKE SYSTEM, AND FUEL SYSTEM. SYSTEM DEFINITION AND EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SELECTED SYSTEMS ARE PRESENTED. EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A MATERIALS LABORATORY ARE PRESENTED. THE SIZE AND COST OF THE PROPOSED FACILITY ARE DISCUSSED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas A&M University, College Station

  College Station, TX  United States  77840
• Authors:
  • Crawford, J L
• Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 59 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automotive engineering; Brakes; Costs; Design; Failure; Fuel systems; Laboratories; Motor vehicles; Power; Research; Safety; Steering; Systems engineering; Testing equipment; Tires; Transmissions
• Uncontrolled Terms: Laboratory equipment
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Finance; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224009
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Ma Thesis
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM