Indoor simulation of tire wear: Some case studies

Tire Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 94-118

  Stalnaker, D ^a   Turner, J ^a   Parekh, D ^b   Whittle, B ^b   Norton, R ^b  

^a Firestone Tire and Rubber Company   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indoor tire wear; Irregular wear; Laser scanning; Treadwear

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; LASER APPLICATIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; SCANNING; TIRES; TORQUE;

INDOOR SIMULATION; INDOOR TIRE WEAR; IRREGULAR WEAR; LASER SCANNING; ON VEHICLE TIRE FORCE MEASUREMENT; PERSONAL COMPUTER BASED LASER SCANNING SYSTEM; TIRE LOAD HISTORY; TREADWEAR;

WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0030121348     PISSN: 00908657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2346/1.2137517     Document Type: Article

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