Parking Lock Test Stand

Whether it is for an electronic parking lock, a parking brake, or an immobilizer – our patented transmission test stand can be used for the validation of transmission parking locks on passenger cars (regardless of the type of powertrain), as well as on trucks and other industrial vehicles.         

The parking lock as part of the transmission is used to prevent the unintentional movement of a parked vehicle. Therefore, for safety reasons, it is particularly important that the parking lock functions perfectly throughout its entire service life.

Among other things, the test stand has been developed specifically for the validation of the transmission parking lock in electric vehicles, in order to simulate the loads that occur during real vehicle operation. One aim is to improve vehicle safety as part of electric mobility. 

 

Being at rest as a special case of motion

In addition to the handbrake, which today is often applied electronically, vehicles with a torque converter automatic transmission, a dual-clutch transmission, or an electric drive system all use an automated transmission locking device, also called a parking lock. The parking lock works by establishing a frictional connection between the tire-road contact and the body-powertrain suspension in the torque path of the vehicle’s drive train.

Test series:
Track widths of between 1,290 and 1,750 mm, maximum driving speeds of up to 150 km/h, and a maximum incline of 32 % can be simulated.

Test stand operation:
Fully automatic testing due to a real-time capable recording and control system. Residual bus simulation provides an individual test procedure according to the customer’s requirements.