Full-scale Crash

The crash test laboratory of CSI employs the most recent and advanced technologies of propulsions and control in closed loop and it is capable to manage and assure high precision in the test performance.

The facilities allow to perform frontal full-scale, side-impact test and rear-impact test in harmony with the international test protocols, performing different impacts at different speeds.

CSI has two independent launch tracks for the following tests:

  •  Frontal crash test
  •  Side crash test
  •  Rear-impact
  •  Sensors calibration test
  •  Insurance test
  •  Dynamic test of roll-over for all 4 scenarios: embankment, corkscrew, curb trip, soil trip.

The laboratory has imaging system that guarantees the flexibility essential to capture the impacts from a wide range and different angles (external and on-board).

CSI also has a complete family of dummies to perform the test by the current test standards:

  • HII,
  • HIII 5%, 50% and 95%,
  • CRABI,
  • HIII 3YO and 6YO,
  • complete family of Q-dummies and P-dummies,
  • Euro-SID2,
  • World-SID,
  • SID2S,
  • BioRID-II,
  • THOR-50M.

The CSI laboratories are accredited Euro NCAP for the execution of all the necessary tests for the official ratings.

 The CAE service of CSI provides a full support to customers during all the vehicle development phases, from the Concept to the Homogolation/Self-Certification. CSI, known internationally as Euro NCAP laboratory and as a competence hub, with high experienced know-how and skills in the automotive field, offers its experience in the management of turn-key projects with a team of professionals assigned to the project. The BU Conformity Assessment of CSI offers certification, inspection, testing and training services specific for the Automotive Sector. The training courses done by IMQ Group are a reference point in the training and continuing education of professionals and companies technical personeel for years. The cyber security in the automotive field impacts the protection of all the important elements in the vehicle from the treats to the IT safety: a cyber security assessment is required to analyse all the dangers and evaluate risks linked to the exposure to internet of the connected-car.