Tire wear analysis method

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2007-06-12

2007-06-12

Allen, Andre J. (Department: 2855)

Measuring and testing

Tire, tread or roadway

C073S008000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10967827

ABSTRACT:
A method of developing a set of input forces used to analyze tire wear includes the steps of characterizing a wear course by driving a vehicle over the wear course and measuring data related to a plurality of forces experienced by the vehicle. A vehicle characterization model for a target vehicle having at least one tire is developed. The vehicle characterization model is used to calculate force data that represents the forces that would be experienced by at least one tire of the characterized vehicle if the characterized vehicle were driven over the characterized wear test course in the first vehicle configuration. The force data is then used to analyze tire wear using a computer prediction technique or by running an indoor wear test on the tire.

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A copy of a manuscript by Do. O. Stalnaker and J. L. Turner entitled Indoor Simulation of Tire Wear: Some Case Studies.

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