Impact test

To test to what extent pedestrians would be protected at the front ends of cars in the event of a collision, crash simulation dummies needed to be fired onto the front end from the robot using a catapult.

The catapult accelerates suddenly to approx. 3 miles per hour in just 0.03 seconds. This design challenge was resolved with a triflex® R energy chain cable carrier, which in this application guides two hydraulic lines, compressed air hoses, and 15 data and control cables.