Heavy Ground Vehicle Testing for Defense Applications

Replicate the punishing extremes of combat service environments in controlled and repeatable laboratory settings to optimize the performance, durability, and resilience of heavy ground vehicles.

Spindle-Coupled Road Simulator

MTS Systems is a premier global provider of advanced test and simulation solutions engineered to validate mission‑critical defense platforms against the punishing conditions of today's multidomain battlespace. Rugged and reliable, MTS laboratory-based systems are deployed worldwide by defense OEMs, suppliers, and leading research institutions to subject heavy armored ground vehicles to the high-intensity dynamic loading, shock, strain, and extreme environmental conditions of combat service environments. The repeatable, high-fidelity results produced by MTS solutions enable developers to prove whether designs of mission critical platforms can deliver the performance, durability, and resilience needed to fight, win, and survive.

Test & Simulation Use Cases

Aberdeen Proving Ground Heavy Vehicle Road Simulator

U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC)


ATC deploys an MTS heavy truck road simulator to perform six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) accelerated vehicle durability testing on a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT).

  • RPC Software
  • FlexTest Controller
  • Model 329 Heavy Truck Spindle-coupled Road Simulator
  • SilentFlo Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU)
  • Model 293 Hydraulic Service Manifolds

SAE International: Durability Test Time Reduction Methods U.S. Army: Accelerating Acquisition Through Simulated Testing

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Test & Simulation for Defense Applications

Achieve mission-critical testing objectives with speed, efficiency, and confidence.

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