Title: Experimental and modelling activity on a truck vehicle

Authors: F. Cheli, F. Resta, S. Melzi, D. Donadio

Addresses: Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, Via La Masa 34, Milan, Italy. Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, Via La Masa 34, Milan, Italy. Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, Via La Masa 34, Milan, Italy. Pirelli Pneumatici S.p.A. V.le Sarca 222 Milan, Italy

Abstract: The task is to determine the tyre load spectra of a truck vehicle in terms of hub forces, which will provide the input for a mathematical model for tyre wear evaluation. Two ways have been followed to reach this objective a fully experimental approach, aiming at the direct determination of the hub forces, and a mathematical one, based on multi-body (MB) modelling. An intensive experimental activity has been carried out to set-up a dynamometric hub for the evaluation of direct hub forces and to collect information relevant to the vehicle’s dynamic response under typical handling manoeuvres, such as steering-pad and double lane change. The data acquired in these tests have been used to calibrate and validate a truck MB model.

Keywords: dynamometric hub; MB model; truck; tyre load spectra.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHVS.2003.002433

International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems, 2003 Vol.10 No.1/2, pp.35-47

Published online: 18 Jul 2003 *

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