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Vehicle Type Testing at VolksWagen

Apart from the standard mechanical parts, electronics make today's cars more powerful, clean running, efficient and much safer than those of a short time ago. Consequently, final inspections or general type-tests play an increasingly critical role in the process of car development. With the help of imc technology, several hundred VW automobiles have been tested over thousands of kilometers on test tracks or on the road.

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Powertrain Testing in Extreme Environments

As summer begins to turn to fall, many test engineers have one thing on their mind: cold weather testing. An extreme example is seen in the Bombardier (maker of Ski-Doo Snow Mobiles) test labs in Finland. With the help of imc Technology, Bombardier engineers performed a series of in-vehcile, long-duration fatigue tests to examine proposed design changes to a popular sled model, all under actual extreme cold conditions.

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Class Counting in Gear Box Testing

For its newly equipped automatic test rigs, Ford has chosen imc technology to acquire and evaluate gear box life cycle data. From the ten acquisition channels, real time calculations are used to create up to 64 class counting matricies during the test run.

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Fuel Consumption Testing at AUDI

Fuel consumption, for both performance and environmental reasons, ranks as one of the most important characteristics for prospective car buyers. With the help of the imc Application group, AUDI AG developed an in-vehicle Fuel Consumption Measurement System (FVMS) to provide realtime, in-vehicle fuel and vehicle performance data to gauge against internal, national, and international standards.

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Ride Comfort Test at Honda

For many drivers (and consumers), comfort and ride feel are the most important criteria when selecting a car. See why the Suspension Design and Development Group at Honda’s main R&D facility in Japan was eager to realize a multi-purpose system that automatically carries out evaluation tests ranging from road surface testing to comprehensive evaluation, and determination of the so-called Ride Index.

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Climate Testing at Ford

Bringing new automotive designs to market at the ever-increasing rate required today requires new system test concepts. Together with Ford, imc has developed a special climactic measurement system concept easily adapted to both Wind Tunnel and on-road testing, with turn-key software improving test throughput by 50 - 60%.

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