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A simplified model for evaluating tire wear during conceptual design

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In the field of vehicle dynamics, commercial software can aid the designer during the conceptual and detailed design phases. Simulations using these tools can quickly provide specific design metrics, such as yaw and lateral velocity, for standard maneuvers. However, it remains challenging to correlate these metrics with empirical quantities that depend on many external parameters and design specifications. This scenario is the case with tire wear, which depends on the frictional work developed by the tire-road contact. In this study, an approach is proposed to estimate the tire-road friction during steady-state longitudinal and cornering maneuvers. Using this approach, a qualitative formula for tire wear evaluation is developed, and conceptual design analyses of cornering maneuvers are performed using simplified vehicle models. The influence of some design parameters such as cornering stiffness, the distance between the axles, and the steer angle ratio between the steering axles for vehicles with two steering axles is evaluated. The proposed methodology allows the designer to predict tire wear using simplified vehicle models during the conceptual design phase.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of São Paulo, Engineering School of São Carlos, Av. Trabalhador Saocarlense 400, Sao Carlos/SP, CEP 13566-590, Brazil

    M. M. Da Silva & A. C. Neto

  2. Multicorpos, Rua Augusta 1598, 4o andar, Cj. 41, São Paulo/SP, CEP 01304-001, Brazil

    R. H. Cunha

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Da Silva, M.M., Cunha, R.H. & Neto, A.C. A simplified model for evaluating tire wear during conceptual design. Int.J Automot. Technol. 13, 915–922 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-012-0092-6

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