The ABNT 10312 Coastdown Test plugin for VBOX Test Suite gives you the ability to complete and analyse a coastdown test to the latest ABNT 10312 Coastdown protocol.
The ABNT 10312 Coastdown Test has a unique Test Setup ribbon, from which you can configure the test.
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Click on the Configure button to open the Settings window where you can define the parameters of the test.
Click on the Report button to create a report from the current test results.
Click on the Maths Channels button to open the Maths Channels window to configure unique maths channels. You can find more information about maths channels in the Test Setup section.
Click on the Save Settings button to save the current test setup and add it to the Saved Settings area in the Add Test window.
The test will also be added to the list under the Coastdown button on the Home tab for easy access.
Click on the Export button to display a dropdown menu with the export options. You can export the selected results or line results to a .csv or a .txt file.
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Click on the Add Gate button to add a virtual gate to the chart and map at the point of the cursor. Gates are indicated by green lines. The currently selected gate will be indicated by a blue line.
You can now use the gates to define start and/or end conditions.
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Click on the Add Gate button to add a virtual gate to the chart and map at the point of the cursor. Gates are indicated by green lines. The currently selected gate will be indicated by a blue line.
You can now use the gates to define start and/or end conditions.
Note: Opening a plugin (either as a new tab or overwriting an existing one) will clear all set gates, requiring you to redefine the gates before you amend the test configuration to set start/end conditions.
When you have added a gate, the name of the currently selected gate will be displayed in the name box. Click on the arrow in the box to see a dropdown list of all the added gates. The gates will be named according to the type of gate (if applicable) and the order it was added.
When you have added a gate, you can specify the gate width. The default gate width is 20 m.
Type the required width in the Width (m) value box.
Note: If you change the gate width, the last used gate width will be used as the default width for the next gate.
Click on the Rename button to edit the currently selected gate line.
Click on the Delete button to delete the currently selected gate line.
Click on the Delete All button to delete all set gates for the session.
Click on the Export button to export the created gate(s) as an .spl file. This file can be reused at a later date and with another VBOX product.
Click on the Import button to import a previously saved or provided .spl file. When the file is imported, the gates will be added in the order that they were saved in the .spl file.
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The Add button adds a column to the Test Results area. Click this button to open a dropdown menu where you can select a channel to display in the test results window.
When you select a column header in the Test Results area, the channel name will be displayed in the Channel box (the top box in the Data Column section). Some columns will have required channels and cannot be changed, but if you can change the channel, the Channel box will become a drop-down list with the available channels.
When you select a column header in the Test Results area, and it is a changeable channel, the Condition dropdown menu becomes available. The conditions will depend on the test and selected channel.
Examples are:
- Avg
- Max
- Min
- Delta
- At Start
- At End
The Sort Ascending button will sort the values in the currently selected column in the Test Results area in alphabetical order from A to Z.
The Sort Descending button will sort the values in the currently selected column in the Test Results area in alphabetical order from Z to A.
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Click on the Select All button to select every run in the Test Results area with one click.
Run - Deselect All
Click on the Deselect All button to deselect every run in the Test Results area with one click.
Click on the Deselect All button to deselect every run in the Test Results area with one click.
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Click on the Edit Data button to open the Session Data window and add various vehicle and test information, such as:
Vehicle
- Vehicle Model
- Driver Name
- Effective Weight (kg)
Wheels/Tyres
- Front
- Tyre ID No
- Tyre Size
- Manufacturer
- Tyre Name
- Pressure (psi)
- Rear
- Tyre ID No
- Tyre Size
- Manufacturer
- Tyre Name
- Pressure (psi)
Test
- Test Date
- Time zone
- Test Track
- Test Facility
- Comments
Conditions
- Weather
- Temperature (ºC)
- Atmospheric pressure (psi)
- Wind Speed (km/h)
When in Offline mode, the Session Data will be saved into the VBOX file. This information will be recalled every time the file is loaded into VBOX Test Suite.
When in Online mode, a newly created session will be populated with session data from the previous session.
To save time, you can import and export the session data for other sessions. When you have completed the Session Data, you can export the data to a .vbses file by clicking on the Export button in the Session Data window. The exported file will contain all the session data and can be imported into another session via the Import button in the Session Data window.
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Click on Help to automatically open an Internet browser and load the relevant section of the User Guide on the Racelogic Support Centre.
If you are creating a new test, the Settings window will open when you add the new test. This is where you can define the test parameters.
If you have already added a test and you have it open, you can click on the Configure button to open the Settings window to define or amend the test parameters.
Start Speed
This parameter denotes the speed at which the test will start.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
End Speed
This parameter denotes the speed at which the test will end.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
Split Runs
To perform a Split Run, where the coastdown test is split into different speed ranges, you can click on the + button to add another speed range.
Click on the X to remove any additional speed ranges.
Breakdown Interval
Specify the ∆v speed interval that each run will be broken down into (cannot be 0 km/h).
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
Start Speed
This parameter denotes the speed at which the test will start.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
End Speed
This parameter denotes the speed at which the test will end.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
Split Runs
To perform a Split Run, where the coastdown test is split into different speed ranges, you can click on the + button to add another speed range.
Click on the X to remove any additional speed ranges.
Breakdown Interval
Specify the ∆v speed interval that each run will be broken down into (cannot be 0 km/h).
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
Requires Trigger
Select this option to stop the software from reading false coastdowns (i.e. braking into a turn around point). When this option is ticked, the software will not record a coastdown result unless the trigger is active.
Releasing the trigger at any time during a coastdown will invalidate that run.
Trigger Channel
The trigger channel will be the channel input used for the trigger. Click on the dropdown arrow to open the list and select the required channel.
Requires Trigger
Select this option to stop the software from reading false coastdowns (i.e. braking into a turn around point). When this option is ticked, the software will not record a coastdown result unless the trigger is active.
Releasing the trigger at any time during a coastdown will invalidate that run.
Trigger Channel
The trigger channel will be the channel input used for the trigger. Click on the dropdown arrow to open the list and select the required channel.
Ignore runs that exceed (g)
This setting should be applied to stop the software from including incorrect coastdown runs (for example braking into a corner) in the accuracy calculations.
Set the required maximum level of g that will determine if a run is included or not.
The software will ignore all runs that exceed the set level.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
Smooth Level
Specify the smoothing level that will be applied to the deceleration.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
Ignore runs that exceed (g)
This setting should be applied to stop the software from including incorrect coastdown runs (for example braking into a corner) in the accuracy calculations.
Set the required maximum level of g that will determine if a run is included or not.
The software will ignore all runs that exceed the set level.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
Smooth Level
Specify the smoothing level that will be applied to the deceleration.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
Enter criteria that will quickly identify whether there has been a ‘Speed Jump’ during the coastdown run. When this setting is selected, a PASS/FAIL column for the speed quality will be added to the Results Table to indicate if the criteria have been met after each run.
Check
Tick the Check box to make the software check the speed quality.
Speed Threshold (km/h)
Specify the speed that will be used as the speed threshold for the run.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
In (s)
Specify the time (in seconds) that the speed should be achieved in.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
Enter criteria that will quickly identify whether there has been a ‘Speed Jump’ during the coastdown run. When this setting is selected, a PASS/FAIL column for the speed quality will be added to the Results Table to indicate if the criteria have been met after each run.
Check
Tick the Check box to make the software check the speed quality.
Speed Threshold (km/h)
Specify the speed that will be used as the speed threshold for the run.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
In (s)
Specify the time (in seconds) that the speed should be achieved in.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
You can specify a channel that can be used to easily identify if certain parameters have exceeded a set threshold. Any runs that have exceeded the specified values will be highlighted red to mark it as Failed.
The pass conditions can be set so that the run fails whenever the threshold is exceeded, either at the start of the test, at the end of the test, anytime during the test or averaged during the test.
Channel
Click on the dropdown arrow to see the list of available channels and select the one required for the condition.
Min Value
Specify the minimum value for the condition.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
Max Value
Specify the maximum value for the condition.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
At
Click on the dropdown arrow to select the required time for the condition.
- Anytime
- Average
- Start of Test
- End of Test
- Gate X
Add
Click on the + button to add another condition.
Delete
Click on the X button to remove a condition.
You can specify a channel that can be used to easily identify if certain parameters have exceeded a set threshold. Any runs that have exceeded the specified values will be highlighted red to mark it as Failed.
The pass conditions can be set so that the run fails whenever the threshold is exceeded, either at the start of the test, at the end of the test, anytime during the test or averaged during the test.
Channel
Click on the dropdown arrow to see the list of available channels and select the one required for the condition.
Min Value
Specify the minimum value for the condition.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
Max Value
Specify the maximum value for the condition.
Use the arrow buttons next to the value box to increase/decrease the value or type the required value directly into the value box.
At
Click on the dropdown arrow to select the required time for the condition.
- Anytime
- Average
- Start of Test
- End of Test
- Gate X
Add
Click on the + button to add another condition.
Delete
Click on the X button to remove a condition.
Show F0 & F2 as result columns
Tick this box if you want to add F0 and F2 as result columns in the result table.
The software will display a live calculated value of CVf’0 and CVf’2 above the results table. For these values to be calculated, you MUST enter an effective weight in the Vehicle tab in the Session Data.
Show F0 & F2 as result columns
Tick this box if you want to add F0 and F2 as result columns in the result table.
The software will display a live calculated value of CVf’0 and CVf’2 above the results table. For these values to be calculated, you MUST enter an effective weight in the Vehicle tab in the Session Data.
You can rename a session tab by double-clicking the tab header. Changing the name on the session tab in the software will automatically change the name of the locally saved VBOX file (.vbo or .vbb).
By pressing the Edit Data button next to the name of the session in the Test Results area or on the Test Setup tab on the ribbon, you can add vehicle and test information to the session.
- When in Offline mode, this information will be saved into the VBOX file, meaning that this information will be recalled every time the file is loaded into VBOX Test Suite.
- When in Online mode, a newly created session will be populated with session data from the previous session.
This information will be included in the test report to make it easier to see under what conditions the test was conducted.
To save time, you can import and export the session information for use in other sessions (the entire range of data is exported, not just the visible screen).
Once the session information has been completed, you can export the data to a .vbses file. This file will contain all the session information that can then be imported into the open session information field.
The Test Results area has the following default columns:
There is also a selection box that, when ticked, includes that run in the graph and into the Average/Max/Min/Standard Deviation calculations. Once selected, a coloured square will appear to indicate which colour this run is displayed as on the graph.
| Note: If you are loading a file in Offline mode, all valid runs will automatically be ticked. |
If the Maximum Deceleration parameter is exceeded, this column will be highlighted deep red and the whole run will be highlighted light red.
The software will automatically add columns based on the configuration.