Vipac Engineers and Scientists Ltd

Site

Traffic Systems

Accreditation No.

676

Site No.

15858

Date of Accreditation

15 Dec 1969

Address

Victorian Technology Centre, 275-283 Normanby Road
Port Melbourne, VIC 3207
Australia

vipac.com.au

Contact

Mr Kenneth James Knappett P: +61 (03) 96479700

Availability

Services available to external clients

Vipac Engineers and Scientists Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Traffic Systems

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Calibration

  • The uncertainty of measurement is reported as an expanded uncertainty having a level of confidence of 95% unless stated otherwise
Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Speed and velocity - Speed measuring devices Doppler (radar) equipment Speed Direct electrical measurement Vipac procedure LI8495 and AS 2898 Part 2, Section 2.2 electrical simulation.

Capability

including on site calibrations
with Calibration and Measurement Capability of-
1.0 km/h from 20 km/h to 250 km/h
Speed and velocity - Speed measuring devices Vehicle with digital display Speed Direct measurement against a reference standard

Vipac Method LI8447

Capability

including onsite calibrations

with Calibration and Measurement Capability of -

in the range 30 to 110 km/h

0.5 km/h at speeds of 30 to 45 km/h;

0.7 km/h at speeds of 45 to 65 km/h;

0.9 km/h at speeds of 65 to 80 km/h;

1.2 km/h at speeds of 80 to 110 km/h;

Speed and velocity - Verification of fixed speed detector installations Doppler (radar) equipment; Inductive loop speed measurement systems; Infra-red speed devices; Laser equipment including LIDAR; Piezoelectric speed measurement systems Speed Comparison with a reference standard Vipac procedures LI8461, LI8462, LI8464, LI8473, LI8474, LI8479, LI8490

Capability

including onsite calibrations
with Calibration and Measurement Capability of
TIRTL
0.9 km/h from 30 km/h to 50 km/h
0.7 km/h above 50 km/h to 120 km/h
Scanning LIDAR
1.6 km/h from 50 km/h to 100 km/h
1.8 km/h above 100 km/h to 150 km/h
Vehicle with digital display
0.5 km/h from 30 km/h to 45 km/h
0.7 km/h above 45 km/h to 65 km/h
0.9 km/h above 65 km/h to 80 km/h
1.2 km/h above 80 km/h to 110 km/h

Speed and velocity - Verification of fixed speed detector installations Inductive loop speed measurement systems; Piezoelectric speed measurement systems; Traffic signal phase systems Field measurement of AC resistance Direct electrical measurement

Capability

including onsite calibrations
with Calibration and Measurement Capability of -

at 1 kHz in the range 0.1 Ω to 200 Ω

0.05 Ω or 8.3% of reading, whichever is greater

Speed and velocity - Verification of fixed speed detector installations Inductive loop speed measurement systems; Piezoelectric speed measurement systems; Traffic signal phase systems Field measurement of insulation resistance Direct electrical measurement

Capability

including onsite calibrations

with Calibration and Measurement Capability of -

7.6% of reading in the range from 100 kΩ to 500 MΩ

Speed and velocity - Verification of fixed speed detector installations Inductive loop speed measurement systems; Piezoelectric speed measurement systems; Traffic signal phase systems Field measurement of voltage Direct electrical measurement

Capability

including onsite calibrations

with Calibration and Measurement Capability of -

Voltage measuring equipment (picoscope)
stored waveforms in the range 10 mV to 20 V

5 mV or 5 % of reading, whichever is greater

Speed and velocity - Verification of fixed speed detector installations Inductive loop speed measurement systems; Piezoelectric speed measurement systems; Traffic signal phase systems Field measurement of inductance Direct electrical measurement

Capability

including onsite calibrations
with Calibration and Measurement Capability of -

1 kHz in the range 10 μH to 2 mH

0.5 μH or 1.5% of reading, whichever is greater

Speed and velocity - Verification of fixed speed detector installations Inductive loop speed measurement systems; Piezoelectric speed measurement systems; Traffic signal phase systems Field measurement of DC resistance Direct electrical measurement

Capability

including onsite calibrations

with Calibration and Measurement Capability of -

0.05 Ω in the range from 0.1 Ω to 200 Ω

Speed and velocity - Verification of fixed speed detector installations Inductive loop speed measurement systems; Piezoelectric speed measurement systems; Traffic signal phase systems Field measurement of capacitance Direct electrical measurement

Capability

including onsite calibrations

with Calibration and Measurement Capability of -

at 1 kHz in the range 0.5 nF to 1 μF

0.1 nF or 0.6% of reading, whichever is greater

Speed and velocity - Verification of fixed speed detector installations Timers in point to point speed detectors Time interval Comparison with a reference standard Vipac procedure LI8493

Capability

including onsite calibrations
with Calibration and Measurement Capability
P2P Time Server Method
0.16 s at a duration of up to 48 hours (172800 s)
P2P Vehicle Timer Method
 0.31 s at a duration of up to 10 000 s
Speed and velocity - Verification of fixed speed detector installations Traffic signal phase systems Time interval Comparison with a reference standard Vipac procedures:
 LI8475, LI8476, LI8478

Capability

including onsite calibrations
with Calibration and Measurement Capability of-
 0.02 s from 0 s to 99 s

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