A Car Tested under a Rain Simulator (IMAGE)

European Geosciences Union

A Car Tested under a Rain Simulator

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An individual in the car adjusts the wiper speed manually depending on the windscreen visibility. The visibility is related to the intensity of the rain set up by the rain simulator, a machine that uses a sprinkler irrigation system with adjustable nozzles to simulate light to heavy rain.

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Daniel Fitzner, <a target="_blank"href="http://www.ikg.uni-hannover.de">www.ikg.uni-hannover.de</a>

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