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A restraint and guidance system for testing vehicles has members on opposite sides of the vehicle which are secured to the vehicle, and a linkage member that permits the vehicle to move freely in the vertical, roll and pitch directions but which restrains movement in logitudinal direction of the veh

A restraint and guidance system for testing vehicles has members on opposite sides of the vehicle which are secured to the vehicle, and a linkage member that permits the vehicle to move freely in the vertical, roll and pitch directions but which restrains movement in logitudinal direction of the vehicle. This permits the vehicle to move vertically freely, and to be rolled and pitched as guided by linkages that are completely decoupled from each other. The restraint system can be connected to actuators for controlling lateral loads. The kinematic paths of the linkage for reacting the loads are the same as if the vehicle body was inertially restrained, that is, acutaly moving in space during testing.

대표청구항 ▼

A support and guidance system for vehicles to be tested, wherein the vehicle has a longitudinal axis comprising a fixture to restrain such a vehicle in selected directions positioned at the lateral sides thereof, said fixture including: a base; means for securing said vehicle relative to the base; a

A support and guidance system for vehicles to be tested, wherein the vehicle has a longitudinal axis comprising a fixture to restrain such a vehicle in selected directions positioned at the lateral sides thereof, said fixture including: a base; means for securing said vehicle relative to the base; and support means for the means for securing comprising support members mounted to the base relative to which the vehicle will be tested, said support means permitting free movement along an axis in direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and restraining movement of the vehicle body parallel to the longitudinal axis.