The VTI Flat Bed Tyre Test Facility - A New Tool for Testing Commercial Tyre Characteristics

933006

11/01/1993

Event
International Truck & Bus Meeting & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
An indoor climate controlled high speed flat bed tyre test facility has been developed primarily for testing on ice. High friction tests are also possible. Braking and steering characteristics of heavy truck and car tyres can be measured. The facility has a stationary test wheel rig that rotates 90 degrees and a 55 m long moving steel track. The maximum speed is 40 km/h. Motions and wheel load are operated by computer controlled hydraulic actuators. Results from heavy truck tyre measurements on ice and dry steel show good correlation with vehicle tests. Passenger car tyres have also been successfully tested.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/933006
Pages
13
Citation
Nordström, O., "The VTI Flat Bed Tyre Test Facility - A New Tool for Testing Commercial Tyre Characteristics," SAE Technical Paper 933006, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/933006.
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Publisher
Published
Nov 1, 1993
Product Code
933006
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English