Automotive Field Test Equipment and Instrumentation

Abstract

Vehicle design and improvements in design are evaluated through accurate, quantitative measurements of numerous performance and operational characteristics. With each added capability requirement, a military vehicle becomes more complex, and a greater variety of equipment is needed to support testing and evaluation. This TOP describes basic equipment and instrumentation for automotive field testing and its applications in determining vehicle performance, shock and vibration characteristics, and interior/exterior steady state noise levels. Keywords: Test equipment; Automotive test equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 1989
Accession Number
ADA206769

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Digital Data
  • Electromagnetic Interference
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Analyzers
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Recording Systems
  • Steady State
  • Strain Gages
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Software Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.