AUTOMATIC TREAD GAGING MACHINE

An automatic tread gaging machine has been developed. It consists of three component systems: (1) a laser gaging head, (2) a tire handling device, and (3) a computer that controls the movement of the tire handling machine, processes the data, and computes the least-squares straight line from which a wear rate may be estimated. Experimental tests show that the machine has good repeatability. In comparisons with measurements obtained by a hand gage, the automatic machine gives smaller average groove depths. The difference before and after a period of wear for both methods of measurement are the same. Wear rates estimated from the slopes of straight lines fitted to both sets of data are not significantly different.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society for Testing and Materials

  100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700
  West Conshohocken, PA  United States  19428-2957
• Authors:
  • Ludwin, G S
  • Brenner, F C
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 31-39
• Serial:
  • Tire Science and Technology
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 102

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Information processing; Lasers; Measurement; Measuring instruments; Tire treads; Tires; Wear
• Old TRIS Terms: Laser applications
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00331814
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1981 12:00AM