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The Vehicles Height of the Center of Gravity and Moment of Inertia Tester
The tester measures the height of the center of gravity and moment of inertia in the directions of pitch, roll and
yaw, which are important values that determine a completed vehicles performance.
In recent years, it has become necessary to display data such as the vehicles roll-over performance and
behavior during J-turn.
These data comprise fundamental values such as the vehicle height of the center of gravity and
moment of inertia. However, in the past, only a few specialized tester could provide actual measurement
values. The spring-type method for measuring center of gravity includes errors, and it was difficult to conduct
precise measurements.
This tester enables fast and highly reproducible evaluation by conducting a series of tests on a completed vehicle
fixed on a platform.
Yaw (Y)

Vehicle height of
the center of gravity
(X Y Z)
Pitch (Y)

Roll (X)

Features
The device provides improved precision and excellent reproducibility by increasing
o
to 0.001 the accuracy of the sensor that measures the swing and pendulum tilt
and reducing the friction at the bearing.
The raising of the vehicle loading platform and the switching on and off of the
roll/yaw unit are controlled by an operation panel, and some of the operations are
automated.
The tests include automatic calculation of the vehicle loading position, calculation
of cycles, offset calculation pf vehicle displacement data, and calculation of the
moment of inertia (the target of the tests). The tests are easily carried out by using
dedicated software and following determined procedures.
The calculation results are displayed and saved as files in a database.

Measurement values (measurement rules)

Height of vehicle center of gravity: Cg Measurement accuracy 0.5%
Measure angle of platform tilt (to approx. 8) for added load, using the balance
method
Moment of inertia in the pitch direction: Iyy 1%
Measure cycles of gravity pendulum (approx. 3)
Moment of inertia in the roll direction: Ixx 2%
Measure cycles (approx. 3) of spring pendulum, whose supporting point is under
the platform
Moment of inertia in the yaw direction: Izz 1%
Measure cycles (approx. 3) of spring pendulum, whose supporting point is under
the platform
Roll/yaw inertia product (optional): Ixz
* Maximum measurable vehicle size: Approx. 5.3m 2.0m (platform: 5.2m 2.4m)
The vehicle mass and the gravity points on the X-Y plane can be measured using load
cells supported by steel balls set at four points under the platform.

For further information, please contact us at: AUTOMAX CO., LTD. Tel: (+81)03-3960-9001 Fax: (+81)03-3960-9005 E-mail: info@automax.co.jp URL: http://www.automax.co.jp

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