The Impact of Tire Measurement Data on Tire Modeling and Vehicle Dynamics Analysis

摘要

Computer aided engineering tools play an important role in today's vehicle development process. Today, overall vehicle dynamics analysis and chassis component fatigue resistance investigations can be carried out without the need for existing prototype hardware versions of the corresponding vehicle. An accurate tire model is a key element in precise modeling of the vehicle and its components. All forces acting on the vehicle (except for aerodynamic forces) are transferred via the tires. Therefore, the tire and its modeled characteristics have a major influence on the results of vehicle dynamics analysis. At present, many tire simulation models are available for application in vehicle dynamics analysis. To obtain the best possible performance from these models, a number of different tire measurements are required to support the tire model parameter identification process. This paper presents a review of different tire simulation models and their required tire measurements. Depending on the test rigs used and the measurement procedures applied, the tire measurement results may be somewhat different. What is the impact of these differences on the tire modeling performance and the vehicle dynamics analysis output? This paper gives an answer.