Intensive vehicle dynamics tests play an essential part in vehicle research and development. Whether the focus is on sports performance or comfort, tuning of the chassis, drivetrain and control systems is a decisive factor in achieving the desired characteristics for the vehicle. In this way, automobile manufacturers can exploit unrivaled opportunities to stand out radically from their competitors.
Every development must always go hand in hand with vehicle safety. The ISO standard tests and validations are fundamental evaluations that are required for developing a unique driving experience that also offers a feeling of safety while driving – for passenger vehicles on normal roads as well as racing cars in motorsport and autonomous driving.
Control systems such as ABS and ESC must be correctly tuned to ensure the desired driving behavior and feel. A precise characterization of longitudinal and transverse vehicle dynamics can only be achieved based on measurements of the sideslip and drift angles. Especially in motorsport, measurements of these motion parameters for vehicle dynamics can be the key to critical competitive edge.