Danfoss partners with ISU on $2.9 million dynamometer test facility in Boone
BUSINESS RECORD STAFF Oct 1, 2018 | 3:31 pm
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244 wordsAll Latest News, Education, EnergyDanfoss Power Solutions in Ames announced this morning it has committed more than $1.8 million to Iowa State University to purchase and install a state-of-the-art off-road vehicle chassis dynamometer at the ISU Agronomy & Agriculture Engineering Research Farm near Ames.
The dynamometer will be part of a $2.9 million facility that will be built at the research farm, with construction expected to be completed by next summer.
A chassis dynamometer, sometimes called a rolling road, is a device used for vehicle testing and development. It uses a roller assembly to simulate a vehicle in motion in a controlled environment. The dynamometer will serve as a resource for Iowa State’s industry partners’ testing needs, further promoting resource sharing and building on existing momentum between Iowa State and Danfoss, as well as other industry partners, the company said in a news release.
Iowa State’s vehicle chassis dynamometer will be one of very few public facilities in the world dedicated to testing a wide variety of off-road machinery under many different conditions. It can accommodate vehicles large and small, wheeled and tracked, and of any driveline type.
“We are pleased the new chassis dynamometer will provide the research and educational facilities necessary to foster breakthroughs in new engineering technologies for Danfoss,” said Dave Wohlsdorf Sr., director of strategic innovation with Danfoss Power Solutions.
Danfoss and the Iowa State University Foundation will break ground on the facility at 8 a.m. Friday at 1308 U Ave. in Boone.