Prediction of Driving Traction Performance on Snow

800836

06/01/1980

Event
Passenger Car Meeting & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The amount of performance testing required to evaluate tire snow traction performance is substantial. This could be reduced through the use of a snow traction prediction equation to screen tire tread designs. The development of such an equation using five geometric tread properties is described. Simplified versions of this equation are also developed and checked against tires of known snow traction performance. These equations provide an objective method for estimating the snow traction potential of a tread design.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/800836
Pages
24
Citation
Nesbitt, T., and Barron, D., "Prediction of Driving Traction Performance on Snow," SAE Technical Paper 800836, 1980, https://doi.org/10.4271/800836.
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Published
Jun 1, 1980
Product Code
800836
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English