Pressure-sensing pad test and computer simulation for the pressure distribution on the contact patch of a tyre

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-31

  Sujin, Park ^a   Wansuk, Yoo ^b   Jinrae, Cho ^b   Beomsoo, Kang ^b  

^a Defense Agency for Technology and Quality   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Contact pressure; Experiment; Finite element analysis; Pressure sensor pad; Tyre

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE SENSORS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

CONTACT PATCH; CONTACT PRESSURE; PAD TEST; PRESSURE SENSOR PAD;

TIRES;

EID: 33947602456     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO382     Document Type: Article

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