Mobile Climate & Road Simulators Limit Squeaks & Rattles in All-New F-Series Super Duty

Ford is using mobile climate and road simulators to minimise to minimise squeaks and rattles in the all-new 2017 F-Series Super Duty pickup.

Autocar Professional BureauBy Autocar Professional Bureau calendar 26 Feb 2016 Views icon3399 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
Mobile Climate & Road Simulators Limit Squeaks & Rattles in All-New F-Series Super Duty

Ford is using mobile climate and road simulators to minimise to minimise squeaks and rattles in the all-new 2017 F-Series Super Duty pickup.

Rigorous testing with this equipment includes some of the most extreme conditions imaginable. The simulators are known as Transportable Environmental Four Posters, in reference to their 18-wheeler portability and four-point road simulators that sit under each wheel when a vehicle is in the chamber. Ford is the only automaker to use these mobile simulators. 


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