A CFME apparatus for continuously measuring coefficient of friction of a paved runway or paved road at any speed up to 105 kilometers per hour with improved efficiency for more precise measurements on ice-contaminated pavement, the improved precision being achieved by reducing the standard deviation in the file of recorded measurements normally recorded at an average rate of one measurement per second includes a frame attached to a vehicle mounting a vertical rotatable shaft pivotally carrying a suspension arm trailing rearwardly and downwardly so as to carry a test wheel at a rear end thereof in a wheel plane different from a forward plane to swivel about an upstanding axis in response to a torque applied to the suspension arm about the upright axis by the test wheel. A sensor is responsive to changes in the angle between the forward plane and the wheel plane caused by changes in coefficient of friction. A divider shield separates the test wheel, the suspension arm and the lower end of the upstanding member below the divider shield from the sensor at the upper end. A vibration damping coupling is provided between the mounting of the suspension arm and the upper end of the vertical shaft.
Apparatus for measurement of road surface friction
15.09.2020
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES / B60T Bremsanlagen für Fahrzeuge oder Teile davon , VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF / F16M Rahmen, Gehäuse oder Grundplatten von Kraftmaschinen oder anderen Maschinen oder von Apparaten, nicht auf eine besondere Art von Maschine oder Apparat eingeschränkt, die anderweitig vorgesehen ist , FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS, OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE |
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