Title: Tyre-terrain interaction modelling and analysis: literature survey

Authors: Fatemeh Gheshlaghi; Subhash Rakheja; Moustafa El-Gindy

Addresses: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering, Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, L1H 7K4, Canada ' Mechanical, Industrial & Aerospace Engineering, Concordia University, 1455 Boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, QC, H3G 1M8, Canada ' Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, L1H 7K4, Canada

Abstract: Depending on whether the vehicle is used off-road or on-road, the terrain on which it operates can range from hard surfaces to deformable surfaces, such as soil and snow. It is well known that the soft terrain characteristics have a significant impact on off-road vehicle performance, therefore modelling and analysing the soils and tyres are critical. This paper reviews the available published work related to tyre-terrain interaction modelling and testing. The tyre mechanics fundamentals, as well as the modelling and validation methods used for developing the finite element analysis (FEA) tyres, are discussed in detail. The techniques used for soil modelling and calibration such as FEA, and smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) are also discussed. In addition, the tyre-terrain contact algorithm is addressed.

Keywords: tyre modelling; soil modelling; tyre-soil interaction; SPH; smoothed particle hydrodynamics; DEA; finite element analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVSMT.2022.128184

International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, 2022 Vol.16 No.2, pp.113 - 149

Received: 09 Jun 2022
Accepted: 12 Jun 2022
Published online: 10 Jan 2023 *

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