Testing

Chelsea Proving Grounds (CPG) has been testing and validating vehicles for almost 70 years and is finally opening its doors to provide others with the same opportunity. CPG has every test you need to develop and bring your car to market – plus a little extra. Visit our contact page to get connected and learn about our full range of services.

MUD TROUGH

PASS BY NOISE

ROLLOVER SLALOM FACILITY

SERPENTINE

SKID TRACTION

WATER TROUGH

TESTING

Mud Trough

The Mud Trough Facility is a 73’ Long concrete trough filled with mud slurry. There are two lanes 14.5’ wide with 12” maximum water level. The Mud Trough Facility is to test water intrusion on developmental vehicles

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Pass by Noise

The Pass-By Noise Site is located at the east end of the Skid Traction Facility and is used to measure overall exterior noise. Precision noise measuring instrumentation and noise level recording equipment are used in conjunction with an instrumented van parked adjacent to the test area.

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Rollover Slalom Facility

The Roll Over Slalom Facility is 600ft. long and 24ft. wide. This facility is used for vehicle rollover testing.

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Serpentine

The Serpentine Body Twist Facility is an area adjacent to the Chalma Rd entrance comprised of two 270 foot long events. The events consist of four mounds running the length of the event at 90 “inches” on center and 8 inches high. Vehicle travel is diagonal across the mounds running serpentine around markers set at 45 feet on center for the length of the event. The yellow marked path is for SUV and LD Trucks. HD and longer wheelbase trucks follow the blue marked path. The Serpentine Body Twist is used to evaluate and test vehicle suspension and body components.

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Skid Traction

The test surface consists of five lanes, 30 feet wide by 1000 feet long, with various coefficients of friction. The surfaces are generally described as burlap finish concrete, troweled concrete, basalt tile, porcelain tile and checkerboard.

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Water Trough

The Water Trough is used to create road water splash on to electrical circuits, and other engine components in the engine compartment. It is used to evaluate splash shield design and to perform engine water ingestion testing.