Safety is optimized on this high-speed track by its wide lane, long straight legs and unrestricted run off.
Lighted for 24-hour test capability.
#2 Ice VDA
164' wide X 3,000' long
Ice pad configuration supports accelerated run ups, steering input and braking at higher speeds. Generous packed snow, non-trip run off, is provided on all sides.
Safety is maintained during intentional or non-intentional system failure.
Lighted for 24-hour test capability.
#3 Packed Snow VDA
600' wide X 3,600' long (50 acres)
Consistently packed and groomed snow surface. Large pad size facilitates testing at high speeds with safety margin.
Lighted for 24-hour test capability.
#4, 10 & 11 Autocrosses
(#4) 40' wide X 1.1 miles long
(#10) 40' wide X .9 mile long
(#11) 40' wide X .5 mile long w/ 200' R circle
Designed for handling; each course varies in its radius of turns (increasing and decreasing) and length of straight-aways. Snow compaction is to customer specifications.
Each course was designed with safe run off and maintained with no snow berms.
#4 (1.1 mile) is lighted (low level) for 24-hour test capability.
#6 Slush Pool
11.5' wide X 164' long; depth is customer specified.
This unique course is operated in temperatures from –30ºC to –7ºC. Vehicles are driven into the heated slush trough and onto course #4 autocross to pickup snow on the underbody components. Adjacent Building #300 supports inspection and photography of underbody snow and ice build up. After completing the prescribed replications, the vehicle(s) can be soaked at ambient or in an
AET cold cell, after which effects can be evaluated with a drive and cold inspection in Building #300.
Vehicles can be de-iced in AET’s high-pressure car wash for a retest.
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#7, 8 & 9 Potholes, Sine, Chatter
Excellent course for evaluating NVH, suspension and ride quality in cold weather conditions.
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#12 Nine Lane Hills
Consists of a single group of 9 traction grades; 4 split mu and 5 packed snow, each 16' wide and 100' to 125' long.
10% split mu (asphalt/ice)
10% packed snow
15% split mu (asphalt/ice)
15% packed snow
20% split mu (asphalt/ice)
20% packed snow
25% packed snow
30% split mu (asphalt/ice)
30% packed snow
Lighted for 24-hour test capability.
#13 Ice & Snow Circles
40' X 240' radius packed snow lane
40' X 200' radius ice lane
40' X 160' radius packed snow lane
Each lane is configured inside the next, larger lane.
Safe run off with no snow berms.
Lighted for 24-hour test capability.
#14 Split & Alternating Mu
40' X 2,000' acceleration lane
48' X 600' split & transition mu (ice on asphalt pad)
40' X 500' deceleration lane
Generous 4-sided run off for safety.
Lighted for 24 hour test capability.
#15 Off Road Course
1.15 miles long
Real world off roading in semi-rough terrain, featuring ice and snow. Several grades between 15% and 30%. Man made moguls, log crossings and mounds. All severe events are optional “drive around.” Course is restricted to 4X4 vehicles, daylight only.
#16 Asphalt VDA
48' X 2,050' with 330' diameter circle asphalt VDA.
Provides dry high mu test and tuning capability along side AET’s many low mu surfaces.
Bordered by continuous safe run off area.
Lighted for 24-hour test capability.
#17 AWD Course
300' X 2,000'
The main winter elements are here in one course: ice, packed snow, deep snow and two small hills with multiple grades.
The right amount of off-road severity for all-wheel-drive test and evaluation.
#18 Camber Course
This course is unique to the AET facility. It consists of 30' X .7 miles of packed snow handling lanes that transition into a multi-grade 400' X 800' VDA producing multiple camber angles.
