Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Vehicle Test Labs

The department maintains a range of instrumented vehicles which are used for both research and final year project and student test work.

The current vehicles and their principal research use is:

  • Jaguar XF V8 (Vehicle Handling, Tyres and Powertrain modelling and assessment),
  • Toyota Prius (Hybrid vehicle powertrain modelling),
  • Ford Mondeo (Braking test labs),
  • Ford Fiesta (Static noise and vibration analysis)
  • and a Toyota Auris (Time to speed and coast down tests).