Test Platform Segmentation for Thermal and Weather Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current testing platforms for vehicle assistance systems are not adequately temperature-resistant, weather-resistant, or adaptable for quick changes in test scenarios, which limits their ability to simulate realistic collision situations from various directions without affecting the systems being tested.
Innovation Solution
A movable platform with a base body and installation box, where the installation box has a higher thermal conductivity material than the base body, allowing for temperature control and housing sensors and drive units, and featuring roller elements for movement and a fastening system for test objects, ensuring the platform is robust, weather-resistant, and adaptable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If the platform uses a base body made of material with high thermal conductivity to maintain temperature stability, then temperature resistance is improved, but the platform becomes less adaptable to weather-resistant requirements and more complex in structure
Solution Approach 1:
The platform is divided into two distinct parts: a base body for structural support and mobility, and an installation box for housing temperature-sensitive components. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized for its specific function - the base body for weather resistance and mobility, and the installation box for temperature control.
Solution Approach 2:
The installation box is constructed from thermally insulating material to create a controlled temperature environment for the test object, while the base body uses different materials optimized for weather resistance and mobility. This composite approach resolves the contradiction between temperature stability and weather adaptability.
2Reliability
If the platform structure is made robust and weather-resistant, then reliability is improved, but the platform becomes less adaptable for quick changes in test scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The platform separates the robust base body from the modular installation box. The base body provides reliable weather-resistant support, while the installation box can be quickly configured for different test scenarios, resolving the contradiction between reliability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The installation box is designed to be dynamically configurable for different test objects and scenarios, while the base body remains static and robust. This dynamic design within a stable structure enables quick adaptations without compromising overall reliability.
3Ease of operation
If the platform uses a movable design with roller elements for mobility, then ease of operation is improved, but the platform generates heat from functional units that requires temperature control
Solution Approach 1:
The platform separates mobile components (roller elements in the base body) from temperature-sensitive functional units (housed in the installation box). This segmentation allows the mobile parts to generate heat without directly affecting the temperature-controlled environment where sensitive components operate.
Solution Approach 2:
The thermally insulating installation box acts as an intermediary between the heat-generating mobile components and the temperature-sensitive functional units, isolating them thermally while allowing the platform to remain mobile and operational.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The platform provides a robust, weather-resistant, and adaptable solution for simulating collision scenarios, allowing for efficient testing of vehicle assistance systems by maintaining operational stability across varying temperatures and environments while minimizing interference with the systems being tested.
Implementation Method 1
a temperature control area of the installation box is in contact with an environment of the base body to output heat from the interior of the installation box to the environment. The temperature control area is formed of a material which has a larger thermal conductive coefficient than a material of the base body.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a platform (100) for testing collision or near-collision situations between a collision body, particularly a vehicle, and a test object. Said platform (100) comprises a main part (101) that has a base surface (102) and a securing surface (103) designed opposite said base surface (102), a securing device (109) being designed on said securing surface (103) for the purpose of securing the test object. In addition, the platform (100) comprises at least one roller element (104) which is arranged on said base surface (102), the roller element (104) being designed such that the main part (101) can be displaced along a base (105) by means of said roller element. An installation box (106) with an installation volume is arranged in a receiving opening of the main part (101), said installation box (106) being provided in the receiving opening of the main part (101) in such a way that a temperature control region of said installation box (106) is in contact with surroundings of said main part (101). The temperature control region consists of a material having a greater thermal conductivity coefficient than a material of said main part (101).