COMFORT TRACK

Description

• Degraded road surface (potholes, corrugations)
• One-way circuit

Characteristics

• Length: 1,500 m

Services

• Accelerated chassis and suspension ageing
• Resistance of trim and onboard equipment
• Comfort assessments

DYNAMIC PLATFORM
WITH INTEGRATED WETTING SYSTEM

Description

• Dynamic area specially for vehicle manoeuvres
• A wet circle
• A low grip track
• An ISO acoustic track
• A wet track
• A braking zone
• A stop zone

Characteristics

• Surface area: 77,000 m² forming a right-angled trapezoid
• Width: 130 m
• Longer length: 750 m
• Shorter length: 400 m
• Straight low grip track
  • length: 120 m
  • width: 5 m
  • Surface: tiles
  • µ: 0.2 (wet track)

Services

• Dynamic handling, braking, electronic systems
• Coast down

BANKED HIGH-SPEED TRACK

Description

• Oval circuit
• Asphalt applied using the seamless technique
• Enables driving without turning the steering wheel up to 200 km/h
• 4 tracks each with its own respective speed
• Anti-clockwise one-way circuit

Characteristics

• Length: 3,000 m
• Width: 15 m horizontal projection
• Height: 7 m
• Maximum banking: 43°

Services

• Measurement of engine and traction system performances
• High speed or heavy load endurance

URBAN TRACK

Description

• "Urban" testing
• Two-way traffic
• Speed limit: 80 km/h
• Optional specific road signs

Characteristics

• Length: 1,700 m with a 800 m straight line
• Granular surface on one lane on a straight line (300 m)

Services

• Vehicle testing
• Tyre characterisation
• Durability
• Stop & Start braking
• Outside/inside noise level

ROAD CIRCUIT

Description

• Winding, hilly course
• Route with varied dynamic handling
• One-way track
• No stopping

Characteristics

• Length: 5,200 m
• Width: 6 m

Services

• Vehicle testing
• Tyre characterisation
• Durability
• Stop & Start braking
• Outside/inside noise level

SPECIAL TRACKS

Cobbled track

• Length: 800 m
• Shallow potholes every 2 m

Ford crossing (with salt water)

• Depth: 10 cm
• Length: 60 m
• Width: 3 m

Acoustic reverberation tunnel

• Length: 100 m

Dust tunnel

• Length: 80 m

Corrugated track

• Length: 80 m

Gravel track

• Length: 130 m
• Width: 6 m

Obstacles

• Pavements
• Speed bumps
• Speed humps
• Dips

OFF-ROAD TRACK

Description

• In the heart of a listed 4-hectare wooded site
• 3 levels of difficulty: green, blue and red
• Terrain: sand, rock and earth
• Areas with natural and artificial obstacles to negotiate

Characteristics

• Length: 10,000 m

Services

• Traction, low-speed crossing, vehicle endurance on all types of track

DYNAMIC PLATFORM

Characteristics

• 12,000 m² concrete surface
  • Width: 40 m
  • Length: 300 m
  • 12 and 20 m diameter circles
  • Maximum load: 60 tonnes
• 5,400 m² asphalt surface
  • Width: 45 m
  • Length: 120 m
  • Maximum load: 4 tonnes

Services

• Dynamic handling (acceleration, performance, braking, steering effort, road-holding ability, etc.)
• Static tests (rear-view, remote control range, etc.)

3,405 M CIRCUIT

Characteristics

• Historic race track
• Length: 3,405 m
• Asphalt and concrete
• Load capacity: 3.5 tonnes
• Complementarity between the road track and the banked high-speed track
• Maximum speed: 220 km/h

Services

• High-speed laps (maximum speed 220 km/h)
• Measurement of road profile for chassis dynamometer calibration
• Autonomy
• Handling, acceleration ability

BANKED HIGH-SPEED TRACK

Description

• Possible connection to the road circuit
• Access to straight line for maximum speed of 180 km/h

Characteristics

• Developed length (at record line): 2,500 m
• Concrete surface
• Load capacity: 3.5 tonnes

Services

• High-speed laps (maximum speed 180 km/h)
• Measurement of road profile for chassis dynamometer calibration
• Autonomy
• Handling, acceleration ability

SPECIAL TRACKS

Degraded road

• Services
  • Driving tests (life-cycles)
  • Behaviour of the interior fittings
• Characteristics
  • 1,420 m circuit
  • Grooved concrete or unmaintained tarmac
  • Possible connection with ""Belgian tiles"" and "corrugated" tracks
  • Woodland stretches
  • Maximum load: 13 t on the axle
  • Circuit which can include a "forest trail" type track

Cobbled track

• Services
  • Driving tests (life-cycle)
  • Interior system restraint tests (ambulance equipment, etc.)
  • Behaviour of interior equipment (radio, etc.)
  • Definition of endurance vibration profile
  • Interior noise
  • Endurance (suspension, equipment, etc.)
• Characteristics
  • ""Belgian tiles"" type granite blocks
  • Length: 250 m
  • Width: 4.7 m
  • Corrugations and depressions with spacing ranging from 61 to 152 cm
  • "Pothole" type depressions
  • Depth up to 80 mm (120 mm in the last 50 m)
  • Spacing between bumps and hollows 600 to 1,600 mm
  • Accepts heavy vehicles

Corrugated track (dry track)

• Services
  • Driving tests (life-cycles)
  • Interior system restraint tests (ambulance equipment, etc.)
  • Behaviour of interior equipment (radio, etc.)
  • Definition of endurance vibration profile
  • Interior noise
  • Endurance (suspension, equipment, etc.)
• Characteristics
  • Sahara or dry track
  • Length: 300 m
  • Width: 4.5 m
  • Corrugations every 750 mm
  • Height of bumps 25 mm
  • Width of bumps 350 mm
  • Accepts heavy vehicles

ROAD CIRCUIT

Characteristics

• 6.5 km of roadway
• Hilly course
• Different surface coatings (comfort and noise)
• Load capacity: 25 tonnes
• 3 circuits possible
• Possible connexion to the banked high-speed track

Services

• Full vehicle tests
• Tyre characterisation
• Endurance
• Braking, handling
• Interior and exterior noise level

WET TRACKS

Low grip track

• Characteristics
  • Length: 200 m
  • Width: 6 m
  • Grip: 0.3 (cars) and 0.15 (HGV)
  • Track wetting by overhead sprinkler system (180° sweep over 13 m)
  • Overall flow rate of 30 m3/h
  • Adjacent high grip track ("Split" tests possible)
  • Dedicated 900 m run-up track for a test speed of 120 km/h for light vehicles and 80 km/h for heavy vehicles
  • Clearance on either side of the track: 20 m and 35 m on each side
  • Maximum load capacity 60 tonnes
• Services
  • Characterisation of ABS systems
  • Braking tests
  • Handling tests
  • µ-split

Wet Grip track

• Characteristics
  • Length: 200 m
  • Width: 6 m
  • Water height 1mm +/-0.5mm
• Services
  • Measurement of the grip index for light vehicle and HGV tyres
    according to regulations ECE 117 and EU 1222/2009

OFF-ROAD TRACK

Characteristics

• Light vehicle track
• 1,000 m circuit with bumps
• Ruts and slopes

Services

• Handling (obstacles crossing, performance, etc.)

ACOUSTIC TRACK

Characteristics

• Tracks compliant with ISO 10844
• Our facilities have a complete associated instrumentation:
  • Sound level meters
  • Radar and speedometers
  • Weather station
  • Digital analysers

Services

• Measurement of passing vehicle noise levels with analysis of the weight of the sources
• Measurement of interior vehicle noise with interior-exterior coupling
• Acoustic power

12% AND 20% SLOPE TRACK

Characteristics

• Length: 15 m
• Width: 4 m
• Maximum load: 13 Tonnes per axle

Services

• Braking system performance
• Hill starts
• Clutch performance

ACCELERATION TRACK

Characteristics

• Length: 550 m

Services

• Full vehicle tests
• Tyre characterisation
• Endurance
• Braking, handling
• Interior and exterior noise level

Straight course

Characteristics

• Lenght: 2,8 km
• 2 parallel straight lines
• Maximum load: 13 t on the axle
• Possible coupling with the ring and the road circuit

Services

• Vehicle dynamic tests
• Acceleration and braking
• Lane keeping
• External, internal noise level