FTTA’s Vehicle Evaluation team has the experience and leading-edge capability to support all your vehicle performance development, validation, benchmark and self-certification testing, from full project execution to customized test support. Team members are specialized in a variety of vehicle performance areas including standardized government procedures, active safety, headlamp performance, vehicle dynamics, brake controls, road load coast down, field testing, and more.
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Active Safety and ADAS Testing: NHTSA NCAP and FMVSS / IIHS
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NCAP and FMVSS
- Automatic Emergency Braking and Forward Collision Warning System (AEB/FCW)
- Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking and Forward Collision Warning System (PAEB/FCW)
- Lane Keeping Assist and Lane Departure Warning (LKA/LDW)
- Blind Spot Warning System (BSW)
- Blind Spot Intervention System (BSI)
- Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
- Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
- Crash Imminent Braking (CIB)
- Dynamic Brake Support (DBS)
- Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles (FMVSS127)
Insurance Institute of Highway Safety
- Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking Test Protocol (PAEB)
- Vehicle-to-Vehicle Front Crash Prevention 2.0 Test Protocol (AEB)
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Active Safety and ADAS Testing: EURO NCAP
European New Car Assessment Program
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB):
- Car-to-Car Rear Stationary (CCRs)
- Car-to-Car Rear Moving (CCRm)
- Car-to-Car Rear Braking (CCRb)
- Car-to-Car Front Turn-Across-Path (CCFtap)
Lane Support Systems (LSS):
- Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
- Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
- Emergency Lane Keeping (ELK)
AEB Vulnerable Road Users (VRU: Day / Night):
- Car-to-Pedestrian Nearside Adult 25% & 75% (CPNA-25 & 75)
- Car-to-Pedestrian Farside Adult 50% (CPFA-50)
- Car-to-Pedestrian Nearside Child 50% (CPNC-50)
- Car-to-Pedestrian Nearside Adult 25% & 75% (CPLA-25 & 75)
- Car-to-Bicyclist Longitudinal Adult 25% & 75% (CBLA-25 & 75)
- CPRA, CPTA, CBNA-50, CBNAO & CBFA
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Headlight Testing: IIHS and FMVSS108
Insurance Institute of Highway Safety
- Headlight testing and rating protocol
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NCAP and FMVSS
- Adaptive Driving Beam (FMVSS108)
Other
- High Beam Assist (HBA)
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Vehicle Dynamics Testing
Vehicle Evaluation can Provide Support for Your Vehicle Dynamics, Stability and Handling Tests
- Electronic Stability Control Systems (FMVSS126)
- Fishhook Maneuver Test Procedure
- J-Turn Maneuver Test Procedure
- Moose Test Maneuver
- Handling / Steering Evaluations
- SAE J3888
Brake Control and Performance:
- Automatic Braking System (ABS)
- Traction Control System (TCS)
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- Base Brakes
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Road Load Coastdown Testing
Our Vehicle Evaluation Department Has 10+ years of Experience in Following the Listed SAE Recommended Practices to Perform Road Load Measurements Using Coastdown Techniques.
SAE J1263:
- Road Load Measurement and Dynamometer Simulation Using Coastdown Techniques
SAE J2263:
- Road Load Measurement Using Onboard Anemometry and Coastdown Techniques
- Heavy Duty Coast Down
- Low-Speed Vehicles (LSV) FMVSS500
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Services and Support
- Development and Validation
- Benchmark and Competitive Performance Testing
- Highly Trained Engineering Team Equipped with Leading Edge Instrumentation
- Homologation Testing with Industry Support
- Durability and Mileage Accumulation
- On-Site and Off-Site Evaluations
- Development System Support
- Assessment and Self-Certifications
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Test Equipment
Our Vehicle Evaluation Team is Continuously Increasing in Capability; Please Contact Us for the Most Current Test Equipment List.
- ABD – Anthony Best Dynamics
- OXTS – Oxford Technical Solutions
- RaceLogic – VBOX
- DEWESoft – Data and Video Acquisition
- 4active Systems – VRU and Vehicle Targets
- Saphire Technical Solutions – STS Test Data Acquisition System for ADB
- Saphire Technical Solutions – STS VOA Headlight Aim Board
- Gamma Sci/Crio – IIHS Headlight
