WINTER TIRE TESTING

The performance of winter tires is characterized by snow traction and ice skid tests. Winter tire testing is reviewed in regard to the hardware used, design of a test program, site selection, and data analysis. The description of the hardware includes a review of a new traction measurement system.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the SAE Passenger Car Meeting, Dearborn, Michigan, 9-13 June 1980.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Davis, J B
  • Wild, J R
  • St John, N W
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data analysis; Driving; Ice; Mathematical analysis; Measurement; Skid resistance tests; Snow; Tires; Traction; Winter
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hardware
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00331326
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 800838, HS-030 512
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1983 12:00AM