NRC — Heavy structural dynamics lab research facility
- Open continuously
Overview
Fee-for-service lab for controlled investigations and accelerated test programs of rail and road vehicles and components.
At a glance
Funding available
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Conduct research and development activities
- Conduct research or evaluation activities
- No Condition
- Open continuously
Eligible candidates
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Canada
- For-profit business
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- All groups
Next steps
Activities funded
The NRC Heavy Structural Dynamics Lab research facility grant supports projects that involve the analysis, modeling, and testing of heavy road and rail vehicles to address vibration and shock issues. Projects eligible for this grant focus on utilizing advanced testing facilities and technologies to reproduce vehicle responses and conduct controlled investigations.
- Development and execution of test plans to address various vibration and shock issues in vehicle components.
- Configuration of hydraulic actuators to provide specific inputs for vehicle system testing.
- Utilization of MTS Remote Parameter Control software to reproduce field-measured forces and displacements.
- Creation of vibration patterns like random, sinusoidal, step, or sawtooth for detailed problem pinpointing.
- Analysis and modeling of shock and vibration for system characterization and verification.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Companies involved in heavy road and rail vehicle manufacturing - Companies developing components for road and rail vehicles - Companies conducting research on vehicle dynamics and vibration management
Eligible expenses
There are eligible expenses for this grant.
- Costs associated with conducting vibration and shock testing on heavy road and rail vehicles
- Expenditures related to analyzing, modeling, and reproducing shock and vibration for vehicle components
- Expenses for test plans creation and implementation to address vibration and shock issues
Additional information
- The NRC's vibration testing facility is equipped with a selection of hydraulic actuators that can be configured to provide inputs to vehicles, subsystems, or components as required. - Test plans can be tailored to address a wide variety of vibration and shock issues using MTS Remote Parameter Control software. - The test engineers at the NRC have expertise in analyzing, modeling, and reproducing shock and vibration scenarios from system characterization to problem analysis. - The facility in Ottawa, Ontario, is managed by Todd Garrett, who can be contacted at Todd.Garrett@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca or 613-990-6996 for inquiries. - The testing facility is an invaluable resource for controlled investigations and accelerated test programs for rail and road vehicles and components.
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