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CALIBRATIONHOUSE EXTENDS SERVICES AND CAPABILITIES
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Dynamic driving simulator for end-to-end vehicle development
vehicle dynamics, Ansible Motion has revealed full details of the production Delta series S3 Driver-in-the-Loop (DIL) simulator. Its most sophisticated, high-performance, dynamic
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driving simulator to date, the Delta S3 simulator satisfies a growing demand for high-fidelity, high- dynamic, human-centric vehicle simulations in both road and motorsport applications. Designed and manufactured in-house in
Hethel, Norfolk, Ansible Motion’s all-new AML SMS2 Stratiform Motion System is at the heart of the Delta S3’s dynamic capabilities, delivering a best-in-class and refined physical experience. The Delta S3’s scalable architecture also means that it can be built and delivered in multiple size options, making it ideal for a broad range of automotive product development use cases such as expert driver assessments, chassis dynamics, powertrain driveability, ADAS and active safety function calibration, V2X studies and HMI design evaluations.
SuStained motionS ideal for evaSive actionS or autonomouS parking
Drawing on feedback from its growing customer base of some of the leading global OEMs and Tier One suppliers and more than a decade of simulator development in the field, Ansible Motion’s all-new Delta series S3 delivers accelerations beyond 1G, velocities above 5m/s and class-leading frequency response. The simulator is capable of full 360° dynamic yaw rotations, and a set of engineered linear rails – scalable from 4m to 10m in length – enables sustained, independent sway and surge motions for a more immersive and representative experiences for manoeuvres such as aggressive lane changing and autonomous parking, and anything in between.
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esigned to be capable of validating the technologies needed to enable megatrends of electrification, autonomy, driver assistance as well as HMI and
flexible for both road and track applicationS
Another key innovation from Ansible Motion is its patent pending mechanism that carries the cabin. This system offers a further three degrees of freedom (heave, pitch and roll) to the vehicle motion profile. Crucially, this novel design means a vehicle cabin up to 500 kg can be exercised dynamically in all six degrees of freedom (the maximum possible for defining the motion of a body), at any point. This solution avoids the usual, complex interactions between multiple motion controllers in the control system, which can lead to inconsistencies in the motion depending on the current position or velocity of the vehicle, and it eliminates the drastic reductions in usable motion space that can occur with parallel motion systems. It also dramatically reduces the complexity of controlling and tuning the motion system for different use cases. This has practical implications for Ansible Motion’s customers: The Delta S3’s proprietary motion control system means human evaluators can experience the full range of vehicle behaviours from low-dynamic to high-dynamic with smooth, nuanced motion and extremely low latency. This is mission critical when real people wish to participate in virtual test drives so they can safely and efficiently evaluate tomorrow’s vehicles today. “Our new Delta series S3 addresses a
requirement from both OEMs and Tier Ones for a highly capable and versatile driving simulator - a single virtual environment that delivers everything needed to convincingly engage real people with the automotive product development process, early and often, sometimes well before prototype vehicles exist,” says Ansible Motion’s director, Kia Cammaerts. “We have always focussed on achieving high-dynamic and high-fidelity motion for all six degrees of freedom that define a vehicle’s movement. The new Delta series S3 simulator expands on this in all areas, ensuring it’s a dependable tool that meets the demands necessary to validate future automotive technologies.”
Ansible Motion
www.ansiblemotion.com
ew laboratory facilities at a specialist UKAS accredited calibration service for electronic,
optical and dimensional test equipment are part of a six-figure investment to improve services and extend customer support. The investment, which includes new
branding and a comprehensive marketing strategy, will see Calibrationhouse develop its capabilities across an extensive range of medical device safety testers, defibrillation analysers and patient simulators. The move will allow the County Durham-
based company to offer customers one of the fastest, most reliable, and cost effective single- source precision instrumentation calibration services in the UK. Customers, who currently include
household name manufacturers and many of the UK’s NHS Trusts, will benefit from more efficient access to services currently available from the company’s County Durham head office.
The company will continue to expand its
activities as demand for flexible calibration capabilities, which cover a broad range of test, measurement and analysis equipment, increases. This will see light meters, UV meters and torque equipment added to the of range of electrical safety testers, defibrillator analysers, ventilator testers, high voltage test equipment, production line testers, oscilloscopes and other high spec instrumentation already included in the firm’s calibration service. Extended and enhanced laboratory services
will continue to be complemented by a growing team of skilled engineers operating from a fleet of liveried technical vehicles, providing specialist UKAS calibration services onsite at customer premises. The first phase of new investment in
expanded capabilities is part of a package of measures that will see additional enhancements to Calibrationhouse’s online systems to augment further customer services.
Calibrationhouse
www.calibrationhouse.com
March 2022 Instrumentation Monthly
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