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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2009
Applicant:
Bradley C. Litz, Chaska, MN (US);
Inventor:
Bradley C. Litz, Chaska, MN (US);
Assignee:
MTS Systems Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G01M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A roadway system for a vehicle and a method for testing a vehicle on a roadway system are provided. The roadway system and/or method include a platform having at least one movable endless belt configured to support a vehicle. A sensor assembly is configured to provide an output signal indicative of position, displacement, velocity and/or acceleration of the vehicle on the belt with respect to at least one reference axis. An autopilot system is configured to operate a component of the vehicle to control the vehicle on the belt with respect to the reference axis based on the output signal.