Date of Award
12-2013
Access Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Committee Chair
Dr. Marc Compere
First Committee Member
Dr. Darris White
Second Committee Member
Dr. Charles Reinholtz
Abstract
During the last two years, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has installed and tested a fully functional eddy-current chassis dynamometer testing facility on campus. An automotive test facility requires a systems engineering approach to install, calibrate and commission a chassis dynamometer. This thesis shows that, the dynamometer test facility was successfully installed, commissioned and documented to safely support the power train development and testing. We can currently test the EcoCAR vehicle and a number of other front-wheel-drive vehicles at our university campus using the eddy current chassis dynamometer.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Soundarraj, Bennet Samuel, "Development of a Hybrid Vehicle Powertrain Test Laboratory" (2013). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 134.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/134
