Testimonials

K&C testing at Morse has helped us better understand our chassis system and vehicle dynamic behavior.

The data from Morse helps to identify gaps and deficits in our multi-body vehicle simulations – allowing for better quantification of ride and handling characteristics, as well as comparing to available vehicle benchmark data from target market leaders. We’re now able to adjust our vehicle model to a more mature state that reflects the actual prototypes, and then use that model to perform more accurate simulations going forward. This is a key enabler for us to make good design decisions in a timely way and without another round of expensive prototype vehicles; it multiplies the learning from a given prototype significantly.

The enthusiasm, professionalism, and technical competence of the Morse team is very apparent, and the entire K & C process is streamlined and efficient.

When I go to Morse Measurements, I leave with information I can use at the track the next day. I don’t have to spend days analyzing the data and trying to figure out what it all means. I know where the roll centers are and how they move when the forces are applied in a corner. I know what my anti roll bar rates are at the wheel in the real world, not some calculated “perfect world” answer. I know if I have a suspension component or chassis bracket flexing too much. I have tire spring rates at various pressures in my hand. I know where the tires are really pointed in the center of a turn when all the loads are on the car, not where the geometry software says they “should” be pointed. These are just some of the things I have when I leave Morse Measurements. With this knowledge in hand, I know what areas I need to improve on the car. If it’s a spec car where the rules limit changes to the car, I can make set up changes to compensate for the problem areas.

I would never engineer a new car without taking it to Morse Measurements first. What I learn in one or two days there would take all season to learn on the track. When it gets right down to it a race engineer is guessing on what to change to make the car faster. The way Morse Measurements presents the data from their K&C rig gives me data I can use and understand in a format any racing mechanic or engineer is used to looking at. With this data, there are fewer things I have to guess about. And for cases where I do have to guess, I’m now making an educated guess.

I really don’t want the competition to know about Morse Measurements and what they do and how well they do it because I have been getting an advantage for years by going there. But they are such good guys and do such good work its time for the rest of the world to benefit from what they do.

Morse Measurements provides cost effective, one stop shopping for a comprehensive K&C test session in less than a day. In a short time, you get all of the suspension kinematics as well as stiffness under load. K&C testing at Morse Measurements allows you to apply realistic combined loading which provides insight into what is really happening when on track.

The Morse Measurements support staff is responsive and helpful. At the end of the day I walk out knowing several key balance conditions – i.e. the rear has an oversteer tendency under vertical loading. Once back at the office, Morse Measurements has provided the tools to look further into the issue and attempt to resolve it plus understand any secondary parameters or conditions.

I have found the day we spent with Morse Measurements extremely useful in improving our ability to prioritize; we’ve been able to use the data to highlight areas of large gains vs. things we thought might have been important.