LABORATORY SYSTEM ENDURANCE TESTING OF MAJOR CAR COMPONENTS

Sophisticated tools were developed to evaluate the durability of car components. The idea is terms laboratory "system" endurance testing, where complex load inputs are applied to an automobile subsystem. The subsystem is defined as the suspension system, body system, steering system, drive train system and rotating system. Result of the laboratory simulation agreed with results from actual vehicle running tests. Among these, suspension system, body system and steering system endurance tests are discussed in detail in this paper. Introduction of the system endurance tests contributes to the reduction of testing cost and development time, and the improvement of testing accuracy and automobile reliability. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Inderscience Enterprises Limited

  La Motte Chambers
  St Helier, Jersey,   England 
• Authors:
  • Shibata, T
  • MIYAJIMA, M
  • TANI, M
  • Yoneda, E
• Publication Date: 1984-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 374-388
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Vehicle Design
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1477-5360
  • Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Durability; Durability tests; Evaluation and assessment; Laboratories; Laboratory tests; Loads; Mechanical fatigue; Motor vehicle bodies; Simulation; Suspension systems; Tests; Vehicle components; Vehicle tests
• ITRD Terms: 1356: Body (car); 1243: Car; 5910: Durability; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 5579: Fatigue (mater); 6237: Laboratory (not an organization); 5567: Load; 9103: Simulation; 1329: Suspension (veh); 6255: Test
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00388879
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 381
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1985 12:00AM