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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7058488 | Vehicle testing apparatus for measuring a propensity of a vehicle to roll over A vehicle testing apparatus for subjecting a vehicle to a compound force includes a support disposed in a plane for supporting the vehicle, and a mechanism coupled to the support for moving the support along at least one of three perpendicular axes. The mechanism su... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054727 | Method of measuring a propensity of a vehicle to roll over A method of replicating a real-world vehicle rollover of a vehicle having wheels utilizing a vehicle testing apparatus having a support. The method includes positioning the vehicle on the support. Static properties of the vehicle are then determined. An initial set ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6906523 | Method and apparatus for testing cells and batteries embedded in series/parallel systems A “three-point” measurement technique effectively removes system effects to determine impedance, admittance, resistance, or conductance of an individual cell, battery, or interconnecting conductor embedded in a series or series-parallel electrochemical battery o... | 06/14/2005 |
| 5942673 | Vehicle testing system and testing method A vehicle testing system for simulating a vehicular motion and vehicular vibration caused thereby is provided to test a front or rear wheel section of a four-wheel vehicle. The testing system comprises a vehicle suspension system, a wheel attached thereto... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5756889 | Automatic tire restraints for chassis dynamometers A device for restraining the driving tires of a vehicle on a chassis dynamometer which includes sidewall rollers that position themselves automatically as the vehicle approaches the dynamometer and which lock in place before the dynamometer test begins. T... | 05/26/1998 |
