Prediction of tire-road friction from texture measurements
WO Yandell, S Sawyer - Transportation Research Record, 1994 - trid.trb.org
A purely theoretical means for predicting tire-road friction has been the subject of research
for the past two decades. It is based on a faithful simulation of a pneumatic tire sliding over
the wet texture of the road surface. This involved the stress-gross strain analysis of the tread
rubber, the effect of shear rate, heat, and lubrication. A device called the Yandell-Mee
texture friction meter is described and is the end product of this research. When placed on a
road surface, it samples a total texture profile 60 cm long to an accuracy of 0.05 mm and …
for the past two decades. It is based on a faithful simulation of a pneumatic tire sliding over
the wet texture of the road surface. This involved the stress-gross strain analysis of the tread
rubber, the effect of shear rate, heat, and lubrication. A device called the Yandell-Mee
texture friction meter is described and is the end product of this research. When placed on a
road surface, it samples a total texture profile 60 cm long to an accuracy of 0.05 mm and …
Prediction of Tire-Road Friction from Surface Texture and Tread Rubber Properties
WO Yandell, P Taneerananon… - … Interaction of Tire …, 1983 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Over the past decade the senior author and his students have been working on a purely
theoretical technique for predicting tire-road friction. It is based on a postulated model of the
tire friction mechanism and hence relies on road surface texture measurements and on road
surface water film thickness plus the laboratory-measured elastic and damping properties of
the tire tread rubber. The method has evolved into a more mathematically complex
procedure after validation tests on a number of roads. Each additional refinement has made …
theoretical technique for predicting tire-road friction. It is based on a postulated model of the
tire friction mechanism and hence relies on road surface texture measurements and on road
surface water film thickness plus the laboratory-measured elastic and damping properties of
the tire tread rubber. The method has evolved into a more mathematically complex
procedure after validation tests on a number of roads. Each additional refinement has made …