TIRE PARAMETER DETERMINATION. VOLUME I. SUMMARY

The objective of the study was to generate a comprehensive body of the major force and moment characteristics of passenger car and light truck tires currently distributed in the USA, and to present them in a form suitable for vehicle handling computer simulations. Major Program Elements: (1) Ranking of tire construction and performance parameters with respect to their influence on vehicle handling and control, to prevent testing for second and third order effects; (2) Selection of about 400 tires representing the current population of OE and replacement tires in USA; (3) Proof of good correlation between tire data measured on Calspan's Tire Research Facility and corresponding data measured on a passenger car; (4) Preparation of an empirical tire model; (5) Development of a test program; (6) Presentation of test results in a form readily applicable to tire studies and computer modeling.

• Corporate Authors:

  Calspan Corporation

  4455 Genesee Street
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14225

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Schuring, D J
• Publication Date: 1976-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Automobiles; Braking; Construction; Control; Design; Dynamic loads; Dynamic structural analysis; Engineering moments; Equipment tests; Force; Maneuverability; Road tests; Simulation; Stability (Mechanics); Stiffness; Tires; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dynamic response; Parameters
• Old TRIS Terms: Moments; Test equipment
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151230
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CALSPAN-ZM-5563-T-1 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00923
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM