MOOG FCS SUPPORTING MERCEDES-BENZ TAKE A NEW STEP IN DIGITAL PROTOTYPING

AMSTERDAM, February 13, 2008 – Moog FCS, a part of Moog’s Industrial Group and a leader in providing motion control solutions, high performance flight simulation and leading-edge testing systems to the automotive, aviation and aerospace markets, today announced completion of a ride and comfort testing solution in Europe for Mercedes-Benz.

“Innovation drives our company and is the key to our worldwide success. We have a long tradition in this - because Mercedes-Benz stands for pioneering automotive innovation for more than 100 years. With an average number of 7 patents each day, we secure our leading technological position. We also intend to set new trends in the future with innovations that our customers can experience in our products every day, one of them is to combine comfort and agility in a most ideal way,” said Rüdiger Faul, Senior Manager Analysis Driving Dynamics, Mercedes-Benz.

Moog FCS’ technology expertise and proven experience were keys to define a customized test solution with Daimler’s test lab engineers. The business challenge for Mercedes-Benz was to be able to validate the results out of the digital simulation in terms of ride and handling. This testing approach was part of the first digital car prototype production.

“We were delighted to provide Mercedes-Benz with a test solution that meets their technical requirements and supports their business objectives. Our proven experience in flight simulation and our ability to enable human beings to participate in the testing (e.g. called human-in-the loop in the testing industry) sets us apart from other system providers and was key in developing a test based on a drive and comfort shaker table. In this case, the human being would be able to accurately assess feelings of comfort and realism which is very difficult to do remotely,” declared Pim van den Dijssel, Manager Test Systems Market, Moog FCS.

The Moog FCS servo controller uses a unique closed loop technique allowing three feedback control possibilities on force, position and acceleration. Its open architecture allows 6 Degrees of Freedom (DOF) suspension test rigs and beyond.

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