Applications
- Exhaust Systems
- Cooling Modules
- Suspension and Axle Systems
- Seating
- Interiors and Cockpits
- Roof Racks and Roof Systems
- Fuel Tank Systems
- Shipping Racks and Dunnage
- Batteries
- Trailer Hitch
There are many tools available at MGA to simulate fatigue related durability issues. MGA offers customers a full Proving Grounds for either vehicle durability testing or data collection. From an in-lab perspective, MGA is home to a state-of-the-art durability lab featuring dozens of bed-plates with inertial masses, and 120 servo-loops. MGA utilizes MTS FlexTest technology for control systems. In regard to what types of tests can be conducted, MGA offers the following:
* Single or Multi-channel fatigue with block load or real time data simulation
* Multi-Axis Simulation Table (MAST) with 6 Degree of Freedom (DOF) – a total of 12 tables of various sizes are on-line at the Troy Facility
* Four Post Simulator of vehicle spindle excitation
* Frame based test applications
* Dual MAST applications for chassis and exhaust durability
* Rotary test systems for axle loading
* Electrodynamic Shaker systems used to simulate higher frequency applications
Brake Caliper Test
Fatigue
In certain circumstances a supplier may need to validate the individual components of their system for durability and fatigue life. The MGA Hydraulic lab has over 100 loops of servo hydraulic actuators that are capable of fatigue testing in various fashions. The fatigue and stress lab can apply loads from a few pounds all the way up 150,000 pounds with a frequency range of 0 to 100 Hz. The individual hydraulic actuators can apply the loads with block cycles, sine wave, square wave, and time history. The actuators can also be grouped together to provide multi-axis fatigue testing using real time road load data.