Test Services

 Autoliv handles every aspect of testing - from the test method development, pre-test preparations, post-test analysis, computer simulations to crash testing, and safety improvement recommendations.

Computer Simulations

Computer simulations are performed for a variety of test and product configurations. Developed through years of research and development, computer simulations can be an economical and time-efficient alternative to physical testing. Modeling also provides the capability to expand product or system evaluations to include test conditions and scenarios for which physical testing is not possible or practical.

Component Testing

Component testing is a cost-effective and efficient way of testing specific design proposals and materials. Autoliv test centers offer an extensive range of test capabilities for the testing of specific components, such as seatbelt webbing, load brackets, airbag fabrics, and metal or plastic parts.

Product Testing

The performance of a complete restraint product can be tested in our seatbelt or airbag laboratories. Seatbelt systems are both statistically and dynamically tested,while airbag systems are deployment-tested under various temperatures (with or without dynamic loading on the bag). Computer simulation models are then validated based on the product testing results.

Sub-system Sled Testing

During the product development phase, system level performance is evaluated using critical components of the full system tested dynamically on a sled. Instead of destroying a complete car for each test, the stripped vehicle body is reinforced, placed on a sled, fitted with the sub-system components, and accelerated in accordance with that vehicle’s crash test characteristics. The recorded crash pulse for the simulated car can be accurately repeated, thus tightly controlling the test-to-test variables. By replacing the tested interior components, the reinforced vehicle body can be used repeatedly for a number of car-like crashes with a limited cost and time impact.

Vehicle Crash Testing

In a vehicle crash test, impacts can be performed up to a velocity of 100 km/h. Autoliv can conduct a number of different test modes depending on the specific requirements of the car manufacturer or governmental regulations. Common test modes include flat barrier impact, angled barrier impact, offset barrier impact, pole barrier front or side impact, under ride barrier impact, mobile barrier, side or rear impact, car to car, and roll-over tests. Several Autoliv sites also perform crash tests on EV and HEV models. Sled and full vehicle crash tests are supervised from a control room using a fully computerized crash control system – and customers can view the crash testing from a well-equipped observation room.

Testing - All over the world

Autoliv maintains extensive state-of-the-art testing facilities, including full scale crash testing. We are strategically located globally to support the product development and validation.
 

Country Location Full Scale Crash Lab Acceleration Sled Deceleration Sled Bungee Sled Brake Test Track
USA Ogden, Utah x
USA Detroit, Mich. xxx
Mexico Lerma x
Brazil Sao Paulo x
France Gournay x x x
Germany Elmshorn x x
Germany Dachau xx
Sweden Vårgårda x x x x
Romania Brasov x x
Hungary Sopronkövesd x
India Bangalore x x
Thailand Chunburi x
China Shanghai x x x
South Korea Seoul x x
Japan Tsukuba x x

Contacts

Tim Depottey
Phone+1 248 977 9756
Michigan, U.S.

Scott Jones
Phone+1 801 625 4991
Utah, U.S.

Emma Hellstrom
Phone+46 322 626 979
Vårgårda, SWEDEN

Alexandra Ciobanu
Phone+40 731 980 246 
Brasov, ROMANIA

Joachim Huber
Phone+49 151 580 580 68
Dachau, GERMANY

Catherine Boulnois
Phone+33 232 894 092
Gournay-en-Bray, FRANCE

Manjunath Muniraj
Phone+91 9980 162 078
Bangalore, INDIA

Mark Tan
Phone+86 21 699 285 51
Shanghai, CHINA

Shinya Muto
Phone+81 503 8522 984
Kasumigaura, JAPAN

Jong-Hyuk Kim
Phone+82 31 379 6721
Hwa Sung City, SOUTH KOREA