PASADENA, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2009) — The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) outlined a new partnership with South Carolina's Clemson University Aug. 3 during its annual board officer's installment ceremony.
In 2003, the university launched its $215 million International Center for Automotive Research, which houses various automotive testing tools including a seven-post shaker in an environmental chamber, a chassis dynamometer in a semi-anechoic chamber, engine test cells and an electromagnetic compatibility chamber.
As part of the agreement with SEMA, Clemson University's Campbell Graduate Engineering Center will be positioned to serve as a systems integration and testing center for SEMA and its 7,500 members.
Imtiaz Haque, executive director of the Campbell Center, said ultimately the center will be used in collaboration with SEMA to develop prototype project vehicles, with the purpose of demonstrating the integration of specialty equipment and performance aftermarket components, total vehicle systems and modules.