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MTEST dynamic testing with ATD safety testing

Capabilities

Crash testing is a vital aspect of safety testing and product development, helping to evaluate how occupants respond to various collision scenarios while helping manufacturers and engineers with their product design development. With our state-of-the-art facilities and capabilities within aerospace, automotive and the emergency services, we stand at the forefront of passenger safety research and development.

Aerospace

Conducting of both development and certification testing of aircraft seats to the requirements of SAE AS8049D.

Testing Capability 
Custom-made made fixtures
SAE AS8049D 16g Structural pitch & roll test
SAE AS8049D 14g Structural down test
SAE AS8049D 16g Occupant injury (HIC) test
SAE AS8049D 16g Head path test

All tests are conducted using custom made test fixtures
ATD’s   
3x Fully instrumented HII ATD’s – In house
FAA HIII Fully instrumented ATD – Available on request
 
Instrumentation   
6 x Floor interface load cells
4 x Seat belt load cells
 
Video       
Up to 8x high speed cameras (1000fps)
IDT CCM-3510 High speed cameras with tracking software
Onboard & offboard filming capability

Aerospace capabilities at M-TEST dynamic Testing Facility UK

Automotive

Conducting of frontal impact crash simulation tests to assess the effectiveness of airbag and seatbelt restraint systems using customer specific test pulses.

Data acquisition  
72 data channels
18 digital events
4 Fired devices
 
Video    
Up to 8x high speed cameras (1000fps)
 
ATD’s 
Fully instrumented HII ATD’s – In house
H-Point manikin + HRMD – In house
Fully instrumented HIII ATD’s – Available on request
Child ATD’s – Available on request
 
Testing Capability    
Frontal impact crash simulation testing
BS EN1789:2020 – 10g Ambulance testing
ISO 7176-19 – Wheeled Mobility Devices for use as Seats in Motor Vehicles
ECE R17 – Dynamic seat strength and luggage retention

Other automotive test capabilities include;
· ECE R17 – Dynamic seat strength & luggage retention tests
· EuroNCAP Knee mapping Tests
· EuroNCAP Far Side Tests  

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Black car stands prominently in a well-lit

Emergency Services

Conducting impact tests on vehicle bodies to assess the effectiveness of equipment and occupant restraints.

· BS EN1789-2020 Wheeled Vehicle Full Boddy and Component Level 5-Axis Dynamic Tests
· ISO 7176-19 Wheeled Mobility Devices for use as Seats in a Motor Vehicle.

Testing Capability
BS EN1789:2020 Full body and component level 5-axis dynamic tests
Dynamic 10g tests in 5 orientations will be performed, ± x, ± y and + z directions, to test the retention systems and fixation of the equipment in the passenger compartment of an ambulance.

ISO 7176-19 Wheeled mobility devices for use as seats in motor vehicles
A 48kn/h frontal impact crash pulse is used to assess the crashworthiness of a wheelchair and the wheelchair tie down and occupant restraint system (WTORS) when a suitable ATD is seated in the wheelchair.

ECE R17 – Dynamic Luggage Retention Test
Dynamic test for devices intended to protect vehicle occupants against displacement of luggage.
This type of test can also be used to prove the secure fixing of fully loaded racking installed in the back of a van and roof racks systems.

Video
Up to 8x HS video cameras and 3x GoPro cameras available.

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Ambulance car of emergency medical service

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