#1 Packed Snow Oval

• 1.8 miles L X 50' W

• Lighted for 24-hour test capability

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#2 Ice Pad/Rough Ice

• 3,000' L X 130' W

• Lighted for 24-hour test capability

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#3 Packed Snow VDA

• 3,000' L X 430' W

• Lighted for 24-hour test capability

 

#4 Autocross (#1)

• 1.1 miles L X 40' W

• Lighted for 24-hour test capability

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#5A Packed Snow VDA 

• Irregular shape - 7 acres

• Lighted for 24-hour test capability

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#5B Ice VDA 

• 600' L X 250' W

• Lighted for 24-hour test capability

 

#6 Slush Pool

• 12' wide X 210' long; depth is customer specified

• Building #330 supports inspection and photography of under body 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-A

• Vehicles can be de-iced in AET’s high-pressure car wash for retesting

 

#7, #8 & #9 Autocross, Potholes, Chatter, and Sine

• Course for evaluating NVH, suspension and ride quality

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#10 Autocross (#2)

• 0.9 miles L

• Lighted for 24-hour test capability

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#11 Autocross Course & Circle (#3)

• 0.5 miles L autocross with 250' circle

• Lighted for 24-hour test capability

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#12 Nine Lane Hills

• Consists of a single group of 9 traction grades; 4 split mu and 5 packed snow, each100' to 125' L X 16' W

• 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

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#13 Ice & Snow Circles

• 240' ID X 480' OD radius packed snow lane 

• 40' radius packed snow lane ID

• 40' radius ice lane OD

• 40' radius packed snow lane OD

• Lighted for 24-hour test capability

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#14 Split & Alternating Mu

• 2,000' X 40' acceleration lane 

• 500' X 40' split & transition mu

• 500' X 40' deceleration lane

• (2) Split mu radiuses

• Lighted for 24 hour test capability

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#15 Packed Snow VDA 2

• 2,000' L X 600' W

 

#16 Asphalt VDA

• 2,050' X 50' 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 in one course: ice, packed snow, deep snow and two hills with multiple grades

• The right amount of off-road severity for all-wheel-drive test and evaluation

 

#18 Changing Elevation Camber Course

• This course is unique to the AET facility. It consists of 0.7 miles L X 30' W of packed snow handling lanes that transition into a multi-grade 400' X 800' VDA producing multiple camber angles

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#19 Driveway Parking Course

• 7 grades from 3% to 21%

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#20 Off-Road Course

• 1.2 miles L

• Multiple incline/decline grades

• Multiple aggressive turns

• Multiple cambers

 

#21 Multiple-Bump Course

• 400' L X 30' W

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#24 Deep Snow Course Packed/Groomed to Order

• Snow packing and grooming choices allow customer to adapt the course to their specific test requirements

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#25 City Street Course

• City driving simulation course