TITLE:
Finite Element Analysis of Tire Traction Using a Rubber-Ice Friction Model
AUTHORS:
Hyun Chul Jung, Woo Cheol Park, Kyoung Moon Jeong
KEYWORDS:
Tire, Ice Surface, Finite Element Method, Frictional Model, Temperature, Slid-ing Velocity
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.8 No.11,
November
12,
2018
ABSTRACT: The
friction of road surface covered by snow or ice is very low and that results in
reducing vehicle traction forces and potential traffic accidents. In general,
to establish a master curve on a rubber-ice friction model is difficult because
the ice surface, being not far removed from its melting point, reacts itself
very sen-sitively to pressure, speed, and temperature changes. In this paper,
an accepta-ble frictional interaction model was implemented to finite element
method to rationally examine the frictional interaction behavior on ice between
the tire and the road surface. The formula of friction characteristic according
to tem-perature and sliding velocity on the ice surface was applied for tire
traction analysis. Numerical results were verified by comparing the outdoor
test data and it was confirmed to indicate similar correlation. It is found
that the rub-ber-ice friction model will be useful for the improvement of the
ice traction performance of tire.