Tire wear analysis method
US7228732B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/0085
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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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