Giovanni De Lucia
Design and development of a test instrument for steering wheel characterization in automotive safety tests. Test and analysis data for different algorithms validation.
Rel. Marcello Chiaberge, Dario Gandini, Andrea Delmastro. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Mechatronic Engineering, 2021
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This thesis activity is aimed at designing and building a prototype of an instrument for measuring the steering wheel angle and the steering wheel torque, with the vehicle stationary and in motion. The project has been carried out at the Turin-based company AMET Srl. The instrument prototype, called Electronic Level, must have an appropriate mechanical fixing system able to adapt to different types of steering wheels, it has intelligence onboard programmed for carrying out tests, storing data, processing CAN messages, and providing a PC interface for offline data processing. The proposed system consists of three components: the first one is the Electronic Level fixed to the steering wheel in three or four points to guarantee a secure and deterministic fixing, avoiding damages to the steering wheel and avoiding impediments regarding safety systems of the vehicle as airbags.
The second component is an OBD (On-board Diagnostic) interface for the acquisition of steering angle, steering torque, when available, vehicle speed, and VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) directly from the CAN bus of the vehicle under testing and able to send all these information to the Electronic Level
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