PROPOSAL FOR A STUDY FOR A SHOCK ABSORBING TEST DURING THE PERIODICAL VEHICLE INSPECTION

ONDERZOEKSVOORSTEL APK-DEMPINGTEST

An objective inspection of shock absorbers is not possible by the Periodical Vehicle Inspection. A new shock aborbing test unit to determine if the shock absorbing of cars meets the minimum requirements, and which can be used in a center for Periodical Vehicle Inspection, should be developed.A proposal for the construction of such a test unit is made by a technical bureau. This report discusses the attainability of this proposal in practice, considering the following questions: which characteristics of the vehicle should be tested in the Periodical Vehicle Inspection by such a shock absorbibg test unit: how can these characteristics been measured; how can the limit values for the characteristics be determined; how can this been translated into the specifications for the schock absorbing test unit; and how can the shock absorbing test unit be judged and calibrated.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • POLAK, P H
  • Schoon, C C
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Pagination: 13 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: R-95-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Absorption; Equipment; Inspection; Measurement; Motor vehicles; Rolling contact; Shock (Mechanics); Specifications; Suspension systems; Test procedures
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 6758: Absorption; 5440: Contact (tyre road); 3674: Equipment; 6136: Measurement; 8078: Netherlands; 5471: Shock; 177: Specifications; 1329: Suspension (veh); 6288: Test method; 1575: Vehicle inspection
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00719692
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 26 1996 12:00AM