Optimum Ackerman for Improved Steering Axle Tire Wear on Trucks
912693
11/01/1991
- Event
- Content
- It is generally accepted that steering axle tire wear rates are considerably higher in turns than in a straight ahead condition. Ackerman correction accounts for the different turning radii of the left and right steering axle tires in a turn but does not take into account slip angle. Slip angle is a significant factor in tire wear. “Optimum Ackerman” does take slip angle into account and should theoretically reduce tire wear. Theory, simulations, and field results are presented.
- Pages
- 24
- Citation
- Miller, G., Reed, R., and Wheeler, F., "Optimum Ackerman for Improved Steering Axle Tire Wear on Trucks," SAE Technical Paper 912693, 1991, https://doi.org/10.4271/912693.