Component
Testing
Coupling with the
Driving Simulator
In addition to full race cars, the TB503 is also ideal for testing
certain components, such as the transmission or brakes.
Typically, the availability of a race car is dictated by tight
schedules – by the races, testing on the racetrack, and the
corresponding maintenance in between. The availability of
spare parts is another consideration. Therefore, it may be
easier to put only certain components or modules on the
testbed rather than the full car.
The TB503 is equipped with all the necessary components to
control, for example, transmission oil temperatures through
heat exchangers, or brake disk temperatures through dynamic
blowers. This allows excellent precision and repeatability of
measurements even within a very small timeframe.
AVL RACETECH offers its customers the full range of test
runs, from very simple steady state measurements to dynamic
lap simulation with AVL VSM™ RACE. This ensures that a
solution can be provided for every application customers
wish to cover. Through years of testing various components
of race cars from various categories, AVL RACETECH has the
experience and engineering knowledge required to prepare
and condYct tLese tests in tLe most eƾcient way.
Running the full race car on the testbed offers great potential
for technical development and validation. However, it is
important not to neglect the human aspect in motorsport: Split
seconds make all the difference on the racetrack – and they
can only be achieved through optimum interaction between
racecar and driver. Different drivers have different driving
styles and preferences when it comes to car setup, so those
need to be accounted for when optimizing the overall package.
To achieve this, at AVL RACETECH we can connect the real
car on the testbed with the driving simulator: The real driver
sits in the DiL simulator and drives this car on the testbed.
Without this pairing the simulation may show a certain
solution as optimal but the driver cannot make optimum use
of it because, for example, he has a different driving style or a
different preference for vehicle handling.
ƈ8Lis means tLat yoY need to find a solYtion tLat is not only
fast in theory, but whose advantages the driver can also put
into practice. You can’t get any closer to the real racetrack
than with the combination of driving simulator and complete
veLicle testFed,Ɖ says 1icLael 4einsitt.ɸ
“You can’t get closer to a real test
on the racetrack and on top save
money and time.”
2024