Nevada Automotive Test Center (NATC)

Comprehensive testing services conducted at proving grounds and winter facilities to evaluate ground vehicle reliability, durability, and performance.

• Durability and Accelerated Durability Testing

  Development and facilitation of durability tests to expose vehicles to real-world dynamic inputs representative of expected operating environments and duty cycles.

• Mobility Testing

  Evaluation of vehicle mobility across terrain types replicating real-world environments worldwide.

• Vehicle Handling and Performance Testing

  Full vehicle performance evaluations including braking, acceleration, maximum speed, steady-state stability, and dynamic steering on both on- and off-road surfaces.

• Environmental Testing

  Evaluations using environmental chambers to test vehicle performance under extreme temperature and climate conditions.

• Blast and Ballistic Testing

  Evaluations conducted at dedicated facilities including blast arenas, live-fire ranges, and ballistic ranges for calibers from 5.56 to 30 mm.

• Amphibious Vehicle Testing

  Water mobility evaluations including bank transitions, simulated ship launch and recovery, swim capabilities, and shallow or deep fording in fresh or salt water.

• Cab Crush and Structural Testing

  Structural evaluations conducted using cab crush facilities and structural test fixtures.

• Winter Testing

  Evaluations conducted at the dedicated winter proving ground in West Yellowstone, Montana, for tire traction and vehicle performance on groomed surfaces.

Full systems approach to vehicle engineering, combining physical prototype building with virtual proving ground simulation and engineering analysis.

• Human Factors Engineering

  Functional, affordable, and sustainable human factors design solutions for vehicle development and upgrade programs.

• Vehicle Concept Development

  Design, operation, and validation support for vocational, agricultural, light utility, and military vehicle platforms.

• Modeling and Simulation

  Computer-aided engineering capabilities including finite element analysis (FEA) of components and full-system multi-body dynamics simulation.

Specialized methodologies, tools, and training programs to support worldwide ground vehicle development.

• Vehicle-Trail Rating Classification System (V-TRCS)

  A quantifiable methodology developed to define the severity and conditions of terrain to evaluate vehicle capability.

• Prototype Fabrication

  Complete prototype fabrication, machining, and maintenance capabilities to support one-stop solutions from design to verification.

• Duty Cycle Definition

  Definition of user duty cycles based on a database of worldwide operational conditions to set requirements for vehicle systems.

• Driver Training

  Specialized vehicle operator training programs conducted on diverse test courses.

• Consulting Services

  Technical consulting and advisory services leveraging decades of vehicle testing and evaluation experience.