Patent ID: 7302825
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
1. Modular apparatus for testing a suspension of a vehicle supporting wheels suspended from a chassis comprising: a first undulation constructed and arranged to displace a wheel of the vehicle by a first predetermined amount when the wheel traverses at least a portion of the first undulation; a second undulation that is coupled to the first undulation constructed and arranged such that when the wheel traverses at least a portion of the second undulation after traversing the first undulation, the second undulation displaces the wheel of the vehicle by a second predetermined amount; and a third undulation that is positioned adjacent to at least one of the first and the second undulations such that another wheel of the vehicle may traverse the third undulation, wherein at least one of the first, second and third undulations is constructed and arranged to allow its shape to be varied.