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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2007
Pierre Fevrier, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Hervé Martin, Zurich, CH;
Pierre Fevrier, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Hervé Martin, Zurich, CH;
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
A method for simulating the behavior of a tire mounted on a vehicle in running conditions on the ground, wherein a mechanical model is provided for essentially computing the longitudinal (Fx) and transverse (Fy) stresses transmitted by the tire between the ground and the vehicle in accordance with dynamic parameters related to the physical conditions of the tire running and use and in accordance with physical tire-specific parameters. The mechanical model is set and solved in an iterative manner, under the assumption that the tire in contact with the surface of the ground has an adherence contact area and a sliding contact area and under the assumption that there is a unique x-coordinate point b that is indicative of the transition between the two contact areas.