Summary

Description

The GVTL consists of two tire test machines and software necessary to process experimental results. The lab features a walk-in environmental chamber capable of controlling temperatures of minus 60° F to 185° F and humidity of 20 to 95 percent. Capabilities: GVTL performs tire durability, run-flat device and road wheel experiments and determines physical characteristics without modification or disassembly to a degree of unparalleled accuracy. The GVTL can accommodate tires from trucks, trailers and road wheels to support M&S efforts for both military and industrial applications. Benefits: •  Conducts comprehensive tests of tire characteristics under a wide range of duty-cycle and environmental conditions, providing the most accurate simulation of real-world usage available in North America. •  Captures the resulting data for later use in computer M&S studies. •  To match GVTL's testing capabilities, a manufacturer would need to drive from Texas in August to Alaska in January, and back. Even then, the data captured would not be as comprehensive.