Wet Handling & Cornering Facility

Lorry on wet cornering facility.

Applications

  • Tyre development
  • Suspension and chassis development
  • Braking systems (ABS)
  • Stability control (ESC)
  • Lateral aquaplaning
  • Vehicle appraisal and demonstration
  • Driver training

Facility Description

  • 1.6 km, 6m wide medium friction asphalt handling circuit
  • Bends of varying radii from 22m to 85m
  • Omi-directional operation
  • Low-level spray system
  • Integral sector timing system
  • Low-friction concentric circles and large-radii sections

Case Studies.

Research Into Driver Pedal Feel Preference image
Case Study: Research Into Driver Pedal Feel Preference.
Delivering World-Class Defence Vehicle Capability Direct To The Front-Line image
Case Study: Delivering World-Class Defence Vehicle Capability Direct To The Front-Line.
Box Trailer Aerodynamic Design Optimisation image
Case Study: Box Trailer Aerodynamic Design Optimisation.