Example Workflow

Before the Crash Test

• Register and manage test information.
• Assign registered cameras to specific camera positions.
• Configure important recording parameters.
• Display and check the images from all cameras.
• Review and confirm the field of view of each camera.
• Configure the download range.
• Edit T0 before downloading if necessary.
• Set a default download range in advance if required.
• Prepare the cameras for recording through the ARM function.

During the Crash Test

• Receive an ARM command signal through the digital I/O board.
• Output a recording-ready signal.
• Coordinate with external equipment such as the towing device and lighting equipment through digital I/O.
• Use Auto Process to start recording and automatically download data based on signal input/output through DIO.

After the Crash Test

• Download the recorded data.
• Save video files according to the test number and camera position.
• Adjust the image quality of MCF files.
• Compare images before and after image-quality adjustment.
• Record the history of image-quality adjustments.
• Transfer files to a shared server.
• Store test data using an ISO-MME-compatible folder structure.
• Support data transfer to analysis software compatible with the relevant standard.

Its main benefits are:

• Efficient multi-camera operation — Allows operators to view and manage multiple camera images from a single interface, making it easier to check camera positions and fields of view.
• Improved test preparation — Provides centralized access to important recording and download parameters, helping operators prepare cameras consistently before a test.
• Simplified test data management — Organizes video and related test data according to the test number and camera position, making test data easier to identify and manage.
• Standardized data handling — Supports ISO-MME-compatible folder structures and Euro NCAP-related requirements, facilitating the transfer of test data to compatible analysis software.
• Better image-quality control — Enables image-quality adjustment with before/after image comparison and maintains an adjustment history, improving the traceability of image processing.
• Automation and system integration — Supports ARM signals, recording-ready signals, and DIO-based interaction with external equipment such as towing and lighting systems.
• Simplified data transfer — Supports transferring test files to a shared server for centralized data storage and management.

MLink Test Manager helps make automotive crash and safety testing more efficient, consistent, traceable, and easier to manage by integrating multi-camera control, test-data management, image-quality adjustment, and external-system integration into a single software environment.