PL BIP
 

Manager of the Vehicle Testing Laboratory
Jacek Miklaszewski
ph.: +48 22 7777 081, +48 501 147 591
e-mail: jacek.miklaszewski@pimot.lukasiewicz.gov.pl

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  3. Center for Research and Technology Development
  4. Vehicle Tests Laboratory
Type-Approval and Certification Department Automotive Expertise and Training Department

Vehicle Tests Laboratory

The scope of Laboratory’s activities includes:

  • Testing of the braking and steering systems of automotive vehicles;
  • Testing of the replacement brake lining assemblies, replacement drum brake linings, replacement discs and replacement drums;
  • Testing of the static lateral stability;
  • Traction testing of automotive vehicles including dynamics tests;
  • Measurements of mass and its distributions on wheels and axles and determination of centre of gravity;
  • Measurement of linear and angular dimensions;
  • Testing of the military and police automotive vehicles for purpose of national defence and safety.

Basic research equipment of the Laboratory:

  • Computer inertial-navigation system to carry out tests and record measurement data allowing measurements of accelerations, pressure and force;
  • Automatic device for movement of the steering wheel;
  • Test stand for determining static lateral stability;
  • Weight stands for automotive vehicles of all categories;
  • Testing grounds in various parts of the country.

The Laboratory guarantees:

  • The tests mentioned above to be carried out by excellent specialists;
  • Professional test stands;
  • Short test completion periods.

Permissions and certificates:

Laboratory owns a range of test methods accredited by:

  • Accreditation Certificate No. AB 082 (PN-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005) issued by the Polish Centre for Accreditation;
  • Accreditation Certificate in the field of Defence and Security No. 23/MON/2015issued by the ministry of National Defence.

The Laboratory has been authorised by the Ministry of Transport to carry out tests in scope of:

  • UN ECE  Regulation No 13 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles of categories M, N and O with regard to braking;
  • UN ECE  Regulation No 13-H – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of passenger cars with regard to braking;
  • UN ECE  Regulation No 79 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to steering equipment;
  • UN ECE  Regulation No 90 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of replacement brake lining assemblies and drum brake linings for power-driven vehicles and their trailers;
  • UN ECE  Regulation No 107 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction,
  • UN ECE  Regulation No 111 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of tank vehicles of categories N and O with regard to rollover stability;
  • UN ECE  Regulation No 130 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS);
  • UN ECE  Regulation No 131 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS)
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles;
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/68 with regard to vehicle braking requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles;
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/208 with regard to vehicle functional safety requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles;
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 3/2014 with regard to vehicle functional safety requirements for the approval of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles;
  • PN-EN 1789+A2:2015 – Medical vehicles and their equipment – Road ambulances,
  • PN-ISO 612 – Road vehicles – Dimensions of motor vehicles and towed vehicles – Terms and definitions.
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