DEVICE FOR TESTING VEHICLE IN WATER TANK

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-tank test device for vehicles which can test not only a vehicle traveling along a track in an open space, but also a vehicle traveling in a tunnel, or the like, and can reproduce the motion of the vehicle itself correctly by adjusting the grounding force of a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors OCHI FUMITOSHI, OMORI TAKUYA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.10.2011
Subjects
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES
TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-tank test device for vehicles which can test not only a vehicle traveling along a track in an open space, but also a vehicle traveling in a tunnel, or the like, and can reproduce the motion of the vehicle itself correctly by adjusting the grounding force of a vehicle model.SOLUTION: In the water-tank test device for vehicles including a track base 4 arranged in the water inside a water tank 3; a track model 5 installed on the track base 4; a vehicle model 6, capable of traveling in the water inside the water tank 3 along the track model 5; a traction cable 7 connected to the front end part of the vehicle model 6; and a driving means 8 for making the vehicle model 6 travel along the track model 5 by drawing the traction cable 7, on at least one of the track base 4 and the vehicle model 6 in the test device, magnets 29 and 30 are arranged to adjust the grounding force of the vehicle model 6.
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20100074925