Method for testing a motor vehicle and a test vehicle with an active secondary vehicle
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1. A method for testing a test motor vehicle during a development stage, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an active secondary vehicle having a drive and load device capable of braking or accelerating a test motor vehicle,(b) attaching said active secondary vehicle to a front or rear of the test motor vehicle,(c) running the test motor vehicle with active secondary vehicle attached thereto over a certain course on a test track, and(d) applying at least one of forces and moments to the test motor vehicle by the active secondary vehicle to simulate varied driving situations of the test motor vehicle that are independent of the test track by providing individualized drive or brake action per wheel on at least one wheel at each side of the secondary vehicle using a control unit.
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To be able to simulate any desired kind of driving state with a test vehicle it is envisioned to connect an active secondary vehicle 2 to the front or rear of the test vehicle 1, and wherein the secondary vehicle 2 is equipped with its own drive and load device 3 by which the test vehicle 1 is braked and/or pushed additionally to its own deceleration and/or acceleration.
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1. A method for testing a test motor vehicle during a development stage, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an active secondary vehicle having a drive and load device capable of braking or accelerating a test motor vehicle, (b) attaching said active secondary vehicle to a front or rear of the test motor vehicle, (c) running the test motor vehicle with active secondary vehicle attached thereto over a certain course on a test track, and (d) applying at least one of forces and moments to the test motor vehicle by the active secondary vehicle to simulate varied driving situations of the test motor vehicle that are independent of the test track by providing individualized drive or brake action per wheel on at least one wheel at each side of the secondary vehicle using a control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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