Active Safety & Proving Grounds
Vehicle Testing Across Real-World Applications
Calspan offers comprehensive Proving Grounds testing services for automotive and mobility system developers seeking real-world validation for a broad range of test scenarios. Whether testing on-road performance, durability, or dynamic handling, our team of experts brings decades of engineering and driver-in-the-loop testing experience to every program. From traditional combustion vehicles to cutting-edge electric platforms, we support validation efforts with tailored test plans, advanced instrumentation, and streamlined data collection. Our capabilities span crash and safety integration, advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS), noise-vibration-harshness (NVH), environmental performance, and mobility system durability testing. Our flexible model provides customers with access to the environments and surfaces required to support product development and regulatory compliance.
Full Vehicle Performance Testing
Calspan delivers objective and subjective performance evaluations, supporting braking, handling, traction, and acceleration testing across vehicle types and platforms.
Crash & Safety Test Integration
Expertise in integrating crash and sled testing insights with proving ground validation, accelerating vehicle safety system development and certification readiness.
Flexible Test Environments
We operate across multiple national proving grounds, enabling high-volume, high-precision vehicle testing year-round.
Active Safety Testing
- Forward Collision Warning (FCW): Alerts drivers of potential collisions.
- Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB): Engages braking to prevent or mitigate forward collisions.
- Lane Departure Warning (LDW): Notifies the driver of unintentional lane drift.
- Lane Keeping Assist (LKA): Actively keeps the vehicle centered in the lane.
- Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM): Detects and alerts drivers of vehicles in blind zones.
- Rear AEB: Prevents reverse collisions by auto-braking when obstacles are detected.
- Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC): Maintains a safe distance from the vehicle ahead.
- Radar, Lidar, and Camera Testing: Validates sensor performance in varied scenarios.
- Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection: Measures system response to vulnerable road users.
- Intersection Safety Assist: Evaluates systems preventing cross-path collisions.
- Traffic Jam Assist: Validates low-speed automated driving in congested traffic.
ADAS & Autonomous System Validation
Scenario-based testing for L1–L4 systems including perception, braking, lane keeping, emergency maneuvers, and automated driving functions.
Durability & Environmental Testing
Accelerated lifecycle testing under real-world and extreme environmental conditions, including repeated-use simulations and material exposure evaluations.
Dynamic Handling & Vehicle Dynamics
Includes wet/dry braking, skid pad and slalom testing, ride quality analysis, NVH evaluations, and limit handling assessments.
Electric Vehicle (EV) Performance
Testing capabilities include range verification, battery thermal conditioning, regenerative braking evaluation, and hybrid drive system performance.
Mobility Systems & Tire Testing
Supports the development of smart mobility platforms and advanced tire systems with traction, wear, comfort, and responsiveness evaluations across multiple surfaces.
Additional Information
Calspan’s Proving Grounds testing services are engineered to support a wide range of vehicle development programs, from early-stage validation to regulatory compliance. Our scenario-based and instrumented testing capabilities support both commercial and defense sectors, with flexibility to adapt test protocols to your program’s unique goals.
Calspan supports transportability, instrumentation, and logistics for all tests, backed by our deep bench of engineers and program managers. As a trusted partner to government and industry, we integrate seamlessly into customer development programs, ensuring rapid test execution, clean data capture, and actionable engineering feedback.
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