Applied Measurement Australia Pty Ltd. announces that it distributes the VEHICO robots product range for vehicle testing, precise and reproducible tests, driver-less testing using GPS. VEHICO specializes in manufacturing driving robots and vehicle dynamics control systems for vehicle testing.

VEHICOs product range includes off the shelf or custom driving robot solutions as well as implementation of highly complex test maneuvers with driving robots in one or more vehicles. These systems are “state of the art” providing extremely accurate and reliable results.

PRODUCT RANGE

 

CO. ACT

The CO. ACT range consists of driving robots for vehicle testing such as steering, gas, brake, clutch and gearshift. All the robots within this range can be operated  standalone or in combination. Each robot comes with multiple control modes so that you can switch between the control models within a test run to cover the specific test requirements.  The products within this range include:

• Steering robot
• Multi-purpose pedal robot
• Brake robot
• Gas pedal robot
• Fail-safe emergency brake system
• Gear-change robot

CO. REMOTE

The CO. REMOTE system consists of a driving robot and remote control. This system allows for remote control signals sent from outside the vehicle to be transmitted to the driving robot in the form of steering or pedal movements. This enables unmanned vehicle testing.

CO. REMOTE FEATURES:

• Driver seat can be used as a dummy by installing the driving robot.
• Different control systems can be connected including steering wheel and pedal systems, joystick or pistol grip remote controls
• Expandable with video transmission from inside of the test vehicle
• Simple test configuration without expensive sensor
• Equipped vehicle can still be driven manually
• Universally applicable for different vehicles

APPLICATIONS:

• Unmanned misuse testing
• Apecial tests in the crash area, such as roll-over tests
• General tests, in which the driver would be exposed to large health burden

CO. TRACK

This system is a closed-loop “real time” control that allows the vehicle to track the exact xy-coordinates on the road (including high dynamic driving maneuvers) by calculating the required steering wheel angle based on the relative position of the vehicle.

CO. TRACK FEATURES:

• Highly dynamic driving maneuvers with lateral acceleration up to 1g
• Smooth, yet very quick steering response
• Independent of vehicle speed
• Suitable also for low-µ testing on snow, ice or gravel
• Compatible with all standard GPS sensor systems like Oxford, Racelogic, Genesys or iMar
• Simple definition of the desired track by recording manual driving or with the intuitiv VEHICO scripting language
• Any combination of open-loop and closed-loop maneuvers possible
• Quick and easy adaptation to different vehicles
• Simple extension with brake and accelerator robots for fully automated driving CO.DRIVE

COMPONENTS:

• VEHICO steering Robot
• software option CO. TRACK
• GPS sensor system with IMU integration

APPLICATIONS:

• Development and testing of ADAS systems
• EuroNCAP AEB city, inter urban and pedestrian testing
• ISO3888 double lane change
• Brake tests with maximum track accuracy
• Testing of Lane Keeping Assistants
• Cornering stability – aquaplaning tests
• Steady-state circular driving
• Circle driving
• and much more

CO. DRIVE

This system allows for the automatic driving by enabling the vehicle to follow the exact xy-coordinates on the road with precise velocity  (including high dynamic driving maneuvers). Additionally, this system allows for “real time” steering wheel angle and pedal operations calculations. CO. DRIVE  provides easy tracking and velocity profiling so that manual driving and high-precision replays can be performed.

CO. DRIVE FEATURES:

• Highly dynamic driving maneuvers with lateral acceleration up to 1g
• Smooth, yet very quick steering response
• Track based velocity and deceleration control
• High reproducibility and accuracy in lateral and longitudinal direction
• Compatible with all standard GPS sensor systems like Oxford, Racelogic, Genesys or iMar
• Simple definition of the desired track by recording manual driving or with the intuitiv VEHICO scripting language
• Regardless of engine concept (diesel/petrol) and transmission (manual/automatic)
• Any combination of open-loop and closed-loop maneuvers possible
• Quick and easy adaptation to different vehicles

COMPONENTS:

• VEHICO Steering Robot
• Software option CO.DRIVE
• Accelerator Robot with velocity control option
• Brake Robot with deceleration control option
• GPS sensor system with IMU integration

APPLICATIONS:

• ADAS development and testing like ESC, ACC, Blind Spot Assistant, Collision Warning Systems etc
• Fully automated ISO 3888 double lane change
• Automated driving of a handling course
• misuse tesing
• Brake tests with maximum track accuracy
• Endurance testing, rough road testing
• Accident reconstruction
• Stunt scenes with moving cars
• and much more

CO. SYNC

This systems synchronizes two or more test vehicles for autonomous driving. CO. SYNC transmits the data of one vehicle to the other wirelessly using a special synchronization module. This module then generates the dynamic reference values based on the previously specified test constellations which are transferred between the vehicles. Despite to possible disturbances, an optimal synchronization between the vehicles is guaranteed.

APPLICATIONS:

• Development of future driver assistance systems and vehicle control systems eg. ACC, cornering assistance, collision avoidance etc.
• Accident reconstruction particularly for cases in which an accident with two involved vehicles must be reconstructed
• Crash compatibility testing and vehicle-vehicle tests under arbitrary angles

Other systems include CO. LINK.

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