APPENDIX 3

MF-Tire/MF-Swift Parameters and Estimation Methods

Igo Besselink

This appendix starts with a complete listing of the tire model parameters of a passenger car tire, which is closely linked to the TNO MF-Tire/MF-Swift 6.1 model. The tests required to obtain these parameters are discussed briefly. Furthermore, parameter estimation methods are presented in case no or limited measurement data are available. This is important as, for some classes of tires (e.g. aircraft and truck tires), dedicated measurement equipment may either simply not be available or not suited to handle very large tires.

Table A3.1 gives a listing of the various tire model parameters. Typically, this data is stored in a so-called ‘tire property file’, which normally ...

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