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Apparatus for testing a moving vehicle

  • US 7,305,870 B2
  • Filed: 09/05/2006
  • Issued: 12/11/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for testing a moving vehicle as it travels across a support surface to evaluate at least one performance characteristic of the moving vehicle, the moving vehicle including at least one sensor, the apparatus comprising:

  • an enclosure having a controllable environment;

    the enclosure including a first section for vehicle acceleration to a predetermined speed, a second section for gathering information from the sensor for evaluating at least one performance characteristic of the moving vehicle at the predetermined speed for a predetermined time, and a third section for vehicle deceleration to a stop; and

    a controller for controlling at least one environmental condition of the enclosure to provide for subsequent testing of the moving vehicle at generally repeatable environmental conditions.

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