Audi has simply opened the doorways to a €100 million ($106 million) crash take a look at facility at its headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany. Development of the location took three years and it’ll substitute the corridor inside Audi’s manufacturing unit the place crash checks have been beforehand carried out.
Discovered on the coronary heart of the Audi Car Security Middle is a large crash block weighing 100 tons. This block may be moved and rotated and accompanies a ‘flying flooring’ the place automobiles may be pushed sideways into obstacles, just like the crash block. The positioning additionally features a dummy lab, take a look at stands, workshops, and workplaces.
Roughly 100 individuals will work on the facility and canopy all recognized take a look at situations. Along with the crash block and ‘flying flooring,’ there are opposing run-up tracks with a complete size of 250 meters (820 toes), permitting automobiles to succeed in the speeds required by present safety tests. There may be additionally a devoted lane that permits Audi to check right-angle car-to-car crashes with two automobiles.
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Audi makes use of greater than 60 crash take a look at dummies on the website, starting from an 18-month-old toddler to adults weighing as much as 102 kg (225 lbs). Excessive-speed cameras and movement trackers are additionally used all through and varied different sensors and 3D scans enable Audi to simulate virtually all accidents. Every month, specialists from the automotive producer carry out tens of hundreds of crash simulations earlier than bodily prototypes are constructed.
“Safety is a top priority at Audi. Our new automobile security heart is spectacular proof of this dedication,” Audi Board of Administration for Technical Improvement member Oliver Hoffman stated. “As we speak’s Audi fashions obtain excellent leads to globally legitimate take a look at procedures. However we’re not resting on our laurels. As a substitute, we’re persevering with to enhance our improvement and testing capabilities.”