Chassis Dynamometer

Name: Ajay Bade

PRN: 15070121610
Batch: A , 2015-2019
Mech TY
 What is chassis dynamometer?
Chassis dynamometer, sometimes called rolling road is
device for measurement and testing developed to
simulate the road in controlled environment, mainly inside
building.
Instead of the road there is roller. Vehicle is fixed to the
building with restraint device and it is on roller either with
driven only or all axles.
 Basic Modes of Chassis Dynamometers
Tractive force control/Force constant - in this mode the dynamometer holds
set force regardless of speed or other parameters. The specified Force can
be distributed evenly between the axes or in different amounts between
different axes in the case of multiple axis chassis dynamometers.
Speed control/Velocity constant - dynamometer holds the set speed
regardless of force or other parameters. For example, if a vehicle tries to
accelerate in this mode, dynamometer applies opposite force to maintain set
constant speed. This mode is used for example in the static power
measurement.
Road load simulation - dynamometer simulates road according to set
parameters (according to desired simulation parameters = F0, F1, F2 or ABC
parameters, simulated inertia and gradient).
 Types of Chassis Dynamometers
According to Applications:-
Emissions chassis dyno
Mileage accumulation chassis dynamometer (MACD)
Electromanetic Compactibility
Noise - Vibration - Harshness applications
Performance measurement and tuning
 Emissions Measurement
Emission Chassis Dynamometer are used in wind tunnels
and climatic chambers to measure e.g. vehicle
aerodynamics.
Multi-motor principle, Each roll has an individual motor.
Test speed 250-300kmph.
It has various design according to 2 wheel drive and 4
wheel drive.
Manufactured by MAHA-AIP (German automotive
company)
 MACD
Mileage accumulation are long-running tests, possibly lasting
several weeks and will include legally required mileage
accumulation tests, freely programmable tests, company-specific
mileage accumulation tests (e.g. time efficient compressed high
load tests) and special tests (e.g. cycles recorded on the road, to
be repeated on the chassis dynamometer).
The most significant difference to a chassis dynamometer for
emission tests, for which only limited operating condition is
required, is that for mileage accumulation testing the chassis
dynamometer should have an ability to simulate all driving
conditions.
 MACD
Since mileage Accumulation test labs usually are located
outdoors, environmental conditions like temperature, air,
pressure and humidity may influence the test results. In
order to correct measured force or power data of the
vehicle via correction formulae, the current meteorological
data is measured by an optional meteorological station.
Refueling pumps for gasoline, diesel, etc. for automated
refueling of the vehicle are integrated near each
dynamometer.
 Electromagnet Compability
Road trip simulation test stand for reproducible
measurements of electromagnetic compatibility (EM
influence of the vehicle on the environment or EM effects
on the vehicle from the outside) in an EMC test cell in the
fields of development and certification.
 NVH Chassis Dynamometer
For the measurement
and analysis of
exterior noise (pass-
by measurement)
and internal noise
(comfort
measurement)
 Power Measurement on Chassis
Dynamometer
Due to friction and mechanical losses in various parts of
the power train is the measured power at the wheels by
about 15 to 20 percent lower than the power measured
directly at the output of engine crankshaft (measuring
device with this purpose is called engine testbed)
 Road load simulation principle on chassis
dynamometer
Vehicle do not behave the same way on chassis
dynamometer as on the road. For example, aerodynamic
shape of the vehicle does not matter. Sum of all forces on
the vehicle on a real road are simulated through tires on
chassis dynamometer. Increasing air drag with the speed
on the road manifests as increasing braking force of the
vehicle wheels.
 The aim is to make the vehicle on the dynamometer
accelerate and decelerate the same way as on a real road.
First you need to know the parameters of the "behavior" of
the vehicle on a real road. In order to get "road
parameters", vehicle must be driving on ideal flat road with
no wind from any direction, gear set to neutral and time
needed to slow down without braking is measured in
certain intervals i.e. 10090 km/h, 9080 km/h, 8070
km/h 7060 km/h etc. Slowing down from higher speed
takes shorter time mainly due to air resistance.
 Those parameters are later set in dynamometer
workstation, together with vehicle inertia. Vehicle is
restrained and so called vehicle adaptation has to be
performed. During vehicle adaptation dynamometer
automatically slowing down from set speed, changing
its own "dyno parameters" and trying to get same
deceleration in given intervals as on real road. Those
parameters are then valid for this vehicle type.
 Changing of set simulated inertia it is possible to simulate
vehicle ability to accelerate if fully loaded, with setting
gradient it is possible to simulate force if vehicle going
downhill etc. Chassis dynamometers for climatic chamber
does exists, where it is possible to change temperature in
give range i.e. -40 to +50 C or altitude chamber where it
is possible to check fuel consumption with different
temperatures or pressure and to simulate driving on
mountain roads.
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