Facility Glimpse
FATIGUE TESTING LAB
⚙️ Fatigue Laboratory
The Fatigue Laboratory of ICAT is a state-of-the-art testing and validation facility accredited by NABL, with specialized expertise in the structural evaluation of vehicles and components to determine service life under accelerated real-world loading conditions.
By leveraging an advanced combination of Road Load Data Acquisition (RLDA), simulation techniques, and physical durability testing, the laboratory delivers highly correlated, accurate, and actionable insights for product development and validation.
The facility supports:
- Product Validation and durability assessment
- Vehicle and Component Life Prediction
- Lightweighting and Design Optimization
- Regulatory Compliance Testing
- Performance Enhancement through reliability engineering
The laboratory caters to a wide range of industries including
Automotive, Defence, Railways, and other non-automotive sectors, ensuring robust and reliable product performance throughout the operational lifecycle.
Capabilities
⚙️ Fatigue & Validation Testing Capabilities
- Fatigue & Structural Validation of vehicles, components, and aggregates for durability and life assessment.
- ROPS & FOPS Testing accredited by NABL and VCA.
- Road Load Data Acquisition (RLDA) and analysis for duty cycle generation, laboratory correlation, 4-Poster testing, and multi-axis simulation testing.
- Advanced Instrumentation Capabilities including Strain Gauges, Accelerometers, LVDTs, Wheel Force Transducers (WFT), Temperature Sensors, Pressure Sensors, Torque Telemetry Systems, Flow Sensors, Seat Pressure Mapping, Tyre Pressure Mapping, and High-Speed Data Acquisition Systems.
- Environmental Vibration Testing for Automotive, Railway, and Defence components accredited by NABL.
- HVAC Performance Evaluation and Cold Start Testing under controlled environmental conditions.
- Teardown & Benchmarking studies for product comparison, design evaluation, and performance improvement.
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Performance Testing for validation of vehicle systems and operational performance.
