RICARDO'S HEAVY DUTY, TRANSIENT TEST FACILITY--THE FIRST OF A NEW GENERATION

The first of a new family of computer aided test beds designed and developed at Shoreham is described. This is dedicated to the US Environmental Protection Agency's Heavy Duty test cycle for exhaust gas and particulate emissions measurement. This complex system involves the use of computer control of a dynamometer which can switch quickly from absorbing to motoring, the engine itself and a sophisticated exhaust emissions analysis trolley and associated Constant Volume Sampling system. A number of mini and micro-computer systems from the Texas Instruments range have been used in this development, forming part of a modular series of packages which are the basis of the new family of test bed control systems.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • ISATA 83. Volume 1. International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation with particular reference to Electronics and Energy Saving in the Automotive Industries: Product and Process, Cologne, 19-23 September 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Automotive Automotion Limited

  42 Lloyd Park Avenue
  Croydon CRO 5SB, Surrey,   England 

  Ford Werke AG

  ,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Clark, C A
  • Hil, R W
• Conference:
  • ISATA 83. Volume 1. International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation with particular reference to Electronics and Energy Saving in the Automotive Industries: Product and Process, Cologne, 19-23 September 1983.
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 509-526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Control systems; Dynamometers; Exhaust gases; Heavy duty vehicles; Measuring instruments; Particulates; Test facilities
• Old TRIS Terms: Heavy duty engines
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393113
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding, HS-037 234, HS-037 235
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM