Volumetric Tire Models for Longitudinal Vehicle Dynamics Simulations

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joydeep Banerjee ◽  
John McPhee
Keyword(s):  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Tire Models

Analysis of Tire Models for Rolling on a Deformable Substrate

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Shoop ◽  
I. Darnell ◽  
K. Kestler
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Tire Model ◽  
Terrain Model ◽  
Vehicle Mobility ◽  
Conventional Models ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Tire Models

Abstract The objective of this research is to produce a finite element model of tire-terrain interaction that can be used to explore the effects of tire and terrain variables on vehicle mobility and terrain deformation. Such a model would need to account for the deformable nature of both the tire and the terrain and be fully three-dimensional. Thus, it is important that the tire model be very efficient at rolling yet retain realistic surface contact and deformation related to contact. A promising methodology was developed by Darnell for efficiently modeling a tire for vehicle dynamics simulations. The performance of the Darnell model was examined with respect to measured tire deformation as well as to conventional models of the same tire. The Darnell tire model was then rolled across a soil simulating the sand used in off-road vehicle experiments. The combined tire-terrain model presented is fully operational, but optimization and validation are in progress.

A Modified Dugoff Tire Model for Combined-slip Forces

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nenggen Ding ◽  
Saied Taheri
Keyword(s):  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Tire Model ◽  
Magic Formula ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Road Friction ◽  
On Line ◽  
Double Lane Change ◽  
Tire Forces ◽  
Tire Models

Abstract Easy-to-use tire models for vehicle dynamics have been persistently studied for such applications as control design and model-based on-line estimation. This paper proposes a modified combined-slip tire model based on Dugoff tire. The proposed model takes emphasis on less time consumption for calculation and uses a minimum set of parameters to express tire forces. Modification of Dugoff tire model is made on two aspects: one is taking different tire/road friction coefficients for different magnitudes of slip and the other is employing the concept of friction ellipse. The proposed model is evaluated by comparison with the LuGre tire model. Although there are some discrepancies between the two models, the proposed combined-slip model is generally acceptable due to its simplicity and easiness to use. Extracting parameters from the coefficients of a Magic Formula tire model based on measured tire data, the proposed model is further evaluated by conducting a double lane change maneuver, and simulation results show that the trajectory using the proposed tire model is closer to that using the Magic Formula tire model than Dugoff tire model.

Numerical Procedure for Non-Hertzian Wheel-Rail Contact Model Integrated in Quasi-Steady Railway Vehicle Motion Solver

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takayuki Tanaka ◽  
Hiroyuki Sugiyama
Keyword(s):  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Numerical Procedure ◽  
Contact Model ◽  
Hertzian Contact ◽  
Railway Vehicle ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Elliptical Contact ◽  
Vehicle Motion ◽  
Contact Shape ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Abstract Although the Hertzian contact theory is widely utilized in railway vehicle simulations with new wheel and rail profiles, the Hertzian contact assumptions would lead to inaccurate contact prediction for severely worn wheel and rail profiles due to their geometric conformity, causing non-elliptical contact shapes as well as pressure distribution. For this reason, various non-Hertzian contact models have been studied for use in vehicle dynamics simulations. Among others, a method proposed by Piotrowski and Kik has gained acceptance in predicting non-elliptical wheel-rail contact for vehicle dynamics simulations. Despite the elegant formulation and its accuracy, detailed online geometric calculation for non-elliptical contact shape is required for all the contact patches at every iteration, along with iterative evaluation of the force-deflection relationship. It leads to computation burdens for use in long-distance vehicle simulations. Therefore, in this study, an off-line based numerical procedure for non-Hertzian contact model is developed and integrated in the quasi-steady railway vehicle motion solver.

Experiments on Quasiperiodic Wheel Shimmy

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dénes Takács ◽  
Gábor Stépán
Keyword(s):  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Vibration Frequencies ◽  
Lateral Vibration ◽  
Laboratory Measurements ◽  
Stability Boundaries ◽  
System Parameters ◽  
Quasiperiodic Oscillation ◽  
Delay Effects ◽  
Tire Models ◽  
Wheel Shimmy

The lateral vibration of towed wheels—so-called shimmy—is one of the most exciting phenomena of vehicle dynamics. We give a brief description of a simple rig of elastic tire that was constructed for laboratory measurements. A full report is given on the experimental investigation of this rig from the identification of system parameters to the validation of stability boundaries and vibration frequencies of shimmy motion. The experimental results confirm the validity of those tire models that include delay effects. A peculiar quasiperiodic oscillation detected during the experiments is explained by numerical simulations of the nonlinear time-delayed mathematical model.

Vehicle dynamics simulations with coupled multibody and finite element models

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.W. Mousseau ◽  
T.A. Laursen ◽  
M. Lidberg ◽  
R.L. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

scholarly journals An Advanced Shell Theory Based Tire Model

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 227-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Bozdog ◽  
W. W. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Shell Theory ◽  
Finite Difference Methods ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Tire Model ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Friction Forces ◽  
Dynamic Analyses ◽  
Tire Models ◽  
Elastic Substance

Abstract The objective of this paper is to investigate a class of general tire models that provides results suitable for usage in vehicle dynamics. Tire models currently used for vehicle dynamic analyses are overly simplistic (springs, a spring and damper combination or semi-elastic substance) or based on curve fits of experimental data. In contrast, the tire models used by major tire companies are extremely complex with solutions possible only by finite element analysis. Between these two extremes exists the potential for an elasticity based shell theory tire model. Micro-mechanics and composite laminate theories provide an integrated approach to the macroscopic behavior of the tire carcass and the tread support plies. This methodology has the capability of including centrifugal and friction forces. Finite difference methods are applied that produce reliable and accurate solutions of the tire response.

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