Infrared Experiment on a Road Wheel During an FMVSS-109 Type Compliance Test

The work described in this report was performed to determine the relationship between an automobile tire's thermal performance and tire failure. This work was coordinated by the Transportation Systems Center (TSC), Electromechanical Branch as a part of the nondestructive Automobile Tire Testing Program sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Research Institute. The experiment was conducted at Ogden Technology, a compliance center testing retread tires in Long Island, New York. TSC designed the experiment and provided coordination, technical assistance, data analysis and evaluation during the experiment. The purpose of this report is to describe the instrumentation and the data collection techniques used rather than to cite results of the first experiments, although some preliminary thermal data proved to be interesting.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11851
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Interim Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 62p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance tests; Data collection; Nondestructive tests; Radiometers; Testing equipment; Tires
• Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS 109
• Uncontrolled Terms: Infrared thermometer
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01667626
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS-820 228
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-NHTSA-72-3
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 29 2018 7:16PM