Centre for Surface Transportation Technology
Encyclopedia
The Centre for Surface Transportation Technology (CSTT) conducts surface transportation research, development engineering and vehicle and systems testing of rail and road transport
ation.http://cstt-ctts.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/main.html Since 1995, CSTT has operated as an autonomous, self-supporting institute within the National Research Council (NRC).
-- Development and prototyping support for vehicle systems
-- Suspension optimization and anaysis
-- Mobility analysis and enhancement
-- Rail vehicle / track anaysis and solutions
-- Preventative maintenance solutions and refurbishment programs
-- Dynamic and structural computer modeling, analysis and software solutions
-- Field and laboratory testing
-- Problem characterization and solution
-- Environmental simulation and analysis
-- Testing and consulting for improving the performance of vehicles and their components under severe climatic conditions from -45 C to +55 C
-- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) design and test engineering
-- Power management systems design and development
-- Custom communications cable manufacturing
-- Technical documentation.
-- a climatic chamber (the largest with rail access in Canada)
-- a heavy vehicle tilt facility
-- a rail vehicle impact ramp
-- a massive sqeeze and tesion frame
-- vibration testing facilities for vehicles, sub-assemblies and components
-- facilities to test wheels, railway trucks, bearings and brakes
-- heavy vehicles workshops.
-- paved high-speed tracks
-- soft soil
-- rock outcroppings
-- Belgian pave
-- granite blocks
-- 30 to 60 percent slopes
-- 20, 30 and 40 percent side slopes
-- a concrete sine wave course, and
-- a frame twister.
Road transport
Road transport or road transportation is transport on roads of passengers or goods. A hybrid of road transport and ship transport is the historic horse-drawn boat.-History:...
ation.http://cstt-ctts.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/main.html Since 1995, CSTT has operated as an autonomous, self-supporting institute within the National Research Council (NRC).
R&D, engineering, and testing areas
-- Heavy vehicle research and engineering design-- Development and prototyping support for vehicle systems
-- Suspension optimization and anaysis
-- Mobility analysis and enhancement
-- Rail vehicle / track anaysis and solutions
-- Preventative maintenance solutions and refurbishment programs
-- Dynamic and structural computer modeling, analysis and software solutions
-- Field and laboratory testing
-- Problem characterization and solution
-- Environmental simulation and analysis
-- Testing and consulting for improving the performance of vehicles and their components under severe climatic conditions from -45 C to +55 C
-- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) design and test engineering
-- Power management systems design and development
-- Custom communications cable manufacturing
-- Technical documentation.
Main campus
CSTT is located on a 51 acres (206,389.9 m²) campus located near the Ottawa International Airport. Facilities include:-- a climatic chamber (the largest with rail access in Canada)
-- a heavy vehicle tilt facility
-- a rail vehicle impact ramp
-- a massive sqeeze and tesion frame
-- vibration testing facilities for vehicles, sub-assemblies and components
-- facilities to test wheels, railway trucks, bearings and brakes
-- heavy vehicles workshops.
Proving grounds
Off-road testing is conducted at a 450 acres (1.8 km²) proving grounds in Ottawa's east end. The calibrated test course includes:-- paved high-speed tracks
-- soft soil
-- rock outcroppings
-- Belgian pave
-- granite blocks
-- 30 to 60 percent slopes
-- 20, 30 and 40 percent side slopes
-- a concrete sine wave course, and
-- a frame twister.