Design of a test bench for traction drive systems in mobile machines

Different driveline architectures can be characterized by their specific features. The validation and evaluation of them depends on the conditions of their usage. To carry out an objective research a testing environment is required allowing examinations of alternative drivelines under the same conditions. This publication presents the development of a novel and to the experimental requirements adapted test bench, which allows testings of the different driveline architectures, especially in a self-propelled forage harvester. Furthermore, the single working steps are described - from the conception phase through conduction of experiments on the test bench including the final evaluation.