REAL LIFE SIMULATION-A CHALLENGE TO OVER-THE-ROAD TIRE TESTING

TEST PHILOSOPHY MUST ACCEPT ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTINUOUS PROCEDURAL OBSOLESCENCE IN ORDER TO INSURE MEANINGFUL TEST SIMULATORS FROM WHICH USER EXPERIENCE CAN BE PREDICTED. PROFILES OF TIRE PERFORMANCE THROUGH A MEANINGFUL RANGE OF TEST ENVIRONMENTS ARE REQUIRED TODAY TO MEET THE EXPANDING NEED FOR FAST ACCURATE DATA IN ORDER TO PROTECT PRODUCT LEAD TIME. CHARACTERISTIC DATA FROM A NUMBER OF TEST PROGRAMS ILLUSTRATED THE NEED FOR EXPANDING TEST SIMULATORS RATHER THAN CONCENTRATION ON SINGLE PHASE TEST PROGRAMS. INSTRUMENTATION TO IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES IN ADDITION TO ACCEPTED TEST CONSTANTS HAVE BECOME ESSENTIAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEANINGFUL TEST SIMULATORS. TIRE TESTING TODAY IS NO LONGER AN ART EXCLUSIVELY RESTRICTED TO THE EXPERIENCED, BUT A SCIENCE REQUIRING THE TECHNICAL RESOURCES OF THE ENTIRE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. ROAD TEST SIMULATORS MUST BE CALIBRATED AGAINST A MEANINGFUL STANDARD BECAUSE THEY ARE AN INSTRUMENT NOT AN ENVIRONMENT. /MTRSA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 8, No 6, PP 20-26, 6 FIG
• Authors:
  • HODGES, H C
• Publication Date: 1968-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Materials Research and Standards
  • Publisher: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental engineering; Motor vehicles; Performance; Performance tests; Road tests; Simulation; Testing; Tires; Training simulators
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216648
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 9 1994 12:00AM