Free moving crash tests can also be accommodated. A test support shop, office trailer, and enclosed vehicle storage areas are provided. Off road test areas are available in the Southern California area, as well. Instrumentation and vehicle preparation are normally accomplished at our shop in Torrance. The vehicles are then driven or transported to the test area, and support vehicles are available for that purpose.
Available equipment includes sets of sensors, signal conditioning, and data acquisition apparatus.
The latter includes four 16 channel digital data acquisition systems, an EDGE 500 which is a small, portable 12 channel digital recorder, several TEAC FM and DAT tape recorders, and strip chart recorders. Video equipment is also available to support simulation and test activities, and to make videotapes from graphics workstations on a frame by frame basis. Equipment to support vehicle crash tests and related data analysis includes a Photec high speed camera and an NAC motion film analyzer. The MATD motorcycle crash dummy version of the Hybrid 3, and its associated internal data acquisition and support systems are also available. This includes such things as a Mobile Tire Tester, a Driving Simulator, automatic vehicle controllers, and modifications to the Hybrid III crash test dummy and associated on-board data acquisition.