Agricultural and off-highway vehicle road sharing.Flooded, paved roadway at depths in inches or feet.Speed bumps, curbing and parking stalls.Gravel and off-road courses with varied elevation, slope and turns.Rutted and degraded pavement with and without lane markers and signage.Skid pad with 500-foot radius, sprinklers, and low, medium, and split coefficient surfaces.1.8-mile paved oval with banked turns, on-ramp and off-ramp.Road departure and recovery on AASHTO compliant courses.Dynamic obstacle identification and avoidance.Sensor durability, corrosion and contamination.Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications testing.Electromagnetic interference and compatibility (EMI/EMC) susceptibility evaluations.Automatic emergency braking (AEB), lane detection warning (LDW), and forward collision warning (FCW) testing and event creation.Our current, unique test events and capabilities targeting connected and autonomous vehicles include: Testing new technology in a representative environment off public roads is a crucial step before highly automated vehicles can be deployed safely on public roadways. Working with local, state, and regional agencies and academia, our engineers have designed a unique environment for testing the capabilities of automated and connected vehicles and systems. ![]() Mobility Solutionsĭetermined to accelerate next generation automotive technologies, NATC has proven knowledge of and commitment to developing systems that support autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle operation. We have over 50 years’ experience in conducting tests and working in a collaborative environment with our customers. Throughout the development process, we have come to understand the strengths, weaknesses, and historic basis for autonomous technologies and, therefore, the potential safety implications of their integration into full vehicle systems. From isolating the tire-soil interaction on a vehicle to creating objective, holistic approaches to vehicle mobility, NATC identifies the problem and provides a comprehensive solution. Once a limitation is exposed, we work with our customers to design and develop comprehensive solutions. Ride quality assessments to improve overall vehicle speed, reduce system and occupant fatigue, and reduce life cycle costs are key parameters that can influence a vehicle design. Examples of custom mobility events include creation and regulation of soft soil mobility courses with varying moisture contents and creation of unique obstacles such as log piles or specific grades. We look at dominant mobility metrics such as maximum speed, speed on grade, ride quality, tractive effort, stability, braking, etc. We develop unique mobility events to test vehicles in specific conditions, expose their limitations and identify potential areas of improvement. Using knowledge gained and lessons learned throughout the years as a leader in on- and off-road vehicle development and testing, we are able to provide creative solutions to the most challenging mobility problems to help achieve our customers’ goals. NATC offers extensive experience in design and development solutions to vehicle mobility challenges, from the component level to systems and whole vehicles.
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