Detection & Monitoring Vehicles

What We Build

Five detection missions we build regularly. The vehicle is the same kind of van upfit in every case — what changes is the instrument package, the power layout and the bench. Tell us which mission is yours and the build follows it.

Two of these missions have their own page: mobile inspection platforms (how testing equipment is integrated into a van) and water quality testing vehicles.

How We Engineer a Detection Vehicle

The same five stages as every Fengqi build — applied here to instruments, power and data rather than to bodywork alone.

1. Requirement Definition

   We start from the instrument list, not the vehicle: what is measured, how much it weighs, what it draws, and whether the crew works parked or on the move.

2. Chassis & Compliance

   Width, payload and roof height are matched to the mission, and road-legal feasibility for your country — registration, axle load, weight — is checked before design freezes.

3. Engineering Design

   Rack and bench layout, power budget and redundancy, weight distribution, heat and ventilation, plus the equipment interfaces and cabling routes.

4. Fabrication & Conversion

   In-house fabrication of the interior structure and equipment-mating parts, then full conversion, fit checks and instrument mounting.

5. Testing & Delivery

   Functional testing of power, cooling and comms under load, sealing and rain checks, final compliance review, then handover ready to ship.

Every stage is handled in-house, so the drawings, the wiring and the instrument mounting sit with one party. More on our engineering capabilities.

Built to Specification

The same upfit approach also serves road profiling, weigh-in-motion, power-field testing, agricultural and veterinary labs, and BSL-2 / BSL-3 mobile biocontainment. These are delivered on specification rather than from a standard catalog — tell us the mission and we engineer the body and instruments around the chassis you choose.

Chassis Options

Chassis shown are examples with available photos. We can build the same detection upfit on any chassis procurable in the China market — tell us your preferred base and we engineer the body and power layout around it.

What We Need Before We Quote

A detection vehicle is quoted from the specification, so these six answers decide both the price and the lead time. Send what you have — we work from partial lists too.

• The mission — what is being measured, and whether the crew works parked or while the vehicle is moving
• The instrument list — quantities, dimensions, weight and power draw per device
• Runtime and power — how long the equipment must run without shore power, and in what climate
• People and layout — how many operators, seated or standing, bench or rack
• Chassis preference — a brand available to you, 4x2 or 4x4, diesel, gasoline or electric
• Destination — country, registration rules and the compliance documents you need

Engineering Notes

Two field notes on the decisions that shape a detection build.

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