Implement a new damper physics model from a supplier; test its real-time function and its influence on steering vibration level
Test a newly developed tire model for its influence on vehicle turn-in feeling on five different road surfaces
Evaluate three new proving ground handling course designs in advance of construction
Refine a prototype vehicle handling test plan by pre-driving several of the tuning setups that were suggested by an off-line simulation DOE
Survey fifty non-expert drivers for specific behaviours in response to discrete Electronic Stability Control (ESC) settings
Simultaneous multi-continent manager virtual ride & drive to evaluate a defined range of ECU settings that interact with a Collision Mitigation Braking (CMB) system
Isolate key traction control and stability control interplay settings in order to streamline an upcoming test programme
Create safe experiments for monitoring common driver reactions to specific autonomous control hand-overs
Subjective evaluation of second round tire submissions from two suppliers, with focus on yaw-from-steer response and turn-in linearity
Accumulate virtual testing hours on a new race rack; professional driver gains lap experience while race engineers pre-qualify the driver’s wing setting preferences
Prepare for an upcoming evaluation event by pre-testing high speed stability with three expert drivers and ten distinct rear suspension geometry changes
Safely evaluate a matrix of extreme suspension, tire, and vehicle loading conditions for Fishhook and J-turn manoeuvres