Device for applying force to a test object
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsGerald JUNG, Alfred CLÜSSERATH
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for introducing force into a test vehicle, wherein the apparatus comprises: a wheel adapter element, which is configured so as to be connected to a test vehicle; first to third loading assemblies for moving the wheel adapter element in three translational degrees of freedom; and a fourth loading assembly for rotating the wheel adapter element about a wheel axis (A), wherein the first, second, and third loading assembly are connected to the wheel adapter element via a common three-joint node.
Claims15
An apparatus for introducing force in a test vehicle, wherein the apparatus comprises the following:
- a wheel adapter element configured so as to be connected to a test vehicle;
- a first loading assembly for moving the wheel adapter element in a first, in particular translational, direction;
- a second loading assembly for moving the wheel adapter element in a second, in particular translational, direction, wherein the second direction extends substantially orthogonal to the first direction;
- a third loading assembly for moving the wheel adapter element in a third, in particular translational, direction, wherein the third direction extends substantially orthogonal to the first and second directions;
- a fourth loading assembly for rotating the wheel adapter element about a wheel axis (A), which extends parallel to the third direction,
- wherein the first, second, and third loading assemblies are connected to the wheel adapter element via a common three-joint node.
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