Type of test
Crash and impact
Impact forces on the barrier and on the seat mountings, measured in three directions.
Crash and impact tests measure the force the vehicle applies to the barrier and the forces that reach its components. Each load cell reads three directions at once.
crash barrier load cells · three-axis load cells
What do you need to measure in a crash test?
Impact forces on the barrier and on the seat mountings. The application shows the load cells, their mounting and the signals you get.
In short
Crash and impact testing, in short
What is measured in crash and impact tests?
These tests measure the force of an impact on a barrier and the forces passed to the parts of the vehicle, each in three directions.
The instruments behind these applications
The products these applications cite most. Each one can be rented or bought on its own.
Crash and impact, frequent questions
What is the measuring range of a crash barrier load cell?
The CT500 measures ± 500 kN on Z and ± 125 kN on X and Y. The nominal load can be changed on request.
A test close to yours?
Tell us the vehicle, the quantity and the conditions. An engineer answers with a first measurement setup.
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