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Test bed and method for aerodynamic measurements on an object

US7614291B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Welf Ebeling · Munich, DE
Karlheinz Ebbinghaus · Munich, DE
Edzard Mercker · Munich, DE
Oliver Meyer · Ingelheim am Rhein, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 25, 2008
Grant date	Nov 10, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 25, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01M17/0072
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A test bed and method for performing aerodynamic measurements on an object, in particular, a vehicle, are provided, in which a weighing plate serves to support the weight of the object. The weighing plate is mounted on a bearing device relative to a stationary environment. The bearing device is formed with at least one magnetic bearing.

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