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Fatigue

  Major Facilities

  2000 LPM, 210 Bar, Hydraulic Power-Pack
  60 Rectilinear Actuators (Force Capacity up to ±250 kN)
  2 Rotary Actuators (Torque Capacity up to ±22.6 kN-m)
  128 Channels of Simultaneous Data Acquisition.
  Material Test Machine (±250 kN)
  22 Channel controller
 
Pulsator
  Rectilinear Actuators
   
   
   
   
  Durability  Testing  of  chassis  using 22  Actuator  Simulation


 
Custom built 4-poster rig

With RPCIII software is intended for vehicle simulation on 4 wheel vehicles. It is possible to carry out road load simulation of 4 wheel vehicles up to 250 kN GVW, and 2 and 3 wheelers with actuators. The control system permits simulation, control with 16 x 16 square and non square matrices.



 
High Frequency Resonance Test Machine  (Pulsator)

ARAI has recently installed High Frequency Resonance test Machine pulsator) at Structural Dynamics Lab. The machine works on the resonance principle. The machine is designed as a three-mass swing system and includes additional screw-on masses in order to be used to influence the test frequency.

This machine is of maximum 250kN capacity. This machine is useful for testing of high stiffness components such as connecting rod, crankshaft, bolts, Brackets, Gear teeth, Knuckle etc. With the introduction of this machine, the test duration can be reduced significantly since test frequency of machine can go as high as 100 Hz depending on the stiffness of the test component. E-motion software of the machine is useful to conduct the Static, Single Load & Block Program tests. One of the most important features of this machine is that it could detect crack initiation at very early stage as the resonance frequency will change with crack initiation in the test component. Software has facility to detect frequency variation and to terminate the test or to study crack propagation behavior.

Bending Test of Crank-Shafts Testing of Fastners

Seat belt anchorage test rig evaluates the performance of the retractor and seat belt anchorages with advanced digital controllers for synchronous application of commissioned load.

Data Acquisition system Hydraulic Power-Pack

Pulsator 22 Channel controllers
 
 
 
Connecting rod testing Testing of knuckles
 
Gear Tests (Tooth Bending)
 
Seat belt anchorage testing
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