To address critical defence and security challenges, Ontario Tech University’s ACE Climatic Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel and Core Research Facility is developing innovative solutions and supporting dual-use technologies such as military batteries focusing on big data, AI, propulsion, and aerospace.
With its capability for aero-thermal management of full-scale products and workers under extreme weather conditions, the centre is ideal for high-performance testing and research. ACE’s five test chambers simulate some of the harshest climate conditions on Earth, enabling aerospace and defence product development of the highest quality.
The facility has also earned the designation as a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) test centre for development of civilian and military technologies that fulfils Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) network mandate bringing tangible benefits to Canadian industry and the defence technology sector. For example, the facility offers various model support systems for aerodynamic testing of scale models and remotely piloted aircraft systems/unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as capabilities for testing military ground vehicle performance and more.
Additionally, as the world’s first commercial research, development, and innovation centre of its kind, the centre collaborates with industry, researchers, and students to create, test, and validate cutting-edge innovations. It serves as a premier facility for testing electric vehicle (EV) chargers, evaluating electric, hydrogen fuel-cell, and autonomous vehicles, and assessing battery performance across a full range of climate conditions.
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