NRC — Heavy structural dynamics lab research facility

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

- Technical merit of the proposed project - Feasibility of the project - Potential impact of the project - Qualifications and experience of the applicant team - Budget and financial considerations - Alignment with the objectives of the grant program

- 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.