Caterpillar's SuperVan-A Mobile Instrument Data Acquisition System for the 1990's

Faced with increasing pressure to shorten product development time, improve quality and reliability, and remain cost effective, Caterpillar recently developed a mobile test van to be used early in the product development program for gathering vehicle design information. This paper describes the basic features and functions of the data acquisition and analysis hardware systems and discusses the van's application during its first year of operation.