A physical tire model for real-time simulations

Davide Stocco, Francesco Biral and Enrico Bertolazzi

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), 2024, vol. 223, issue C, 654-676

Abstract: We present a novel tire brush model with carcass flexibility, primarily designed for real-time applications while preserving the physical significance of its parameters. The tire’s geometry is discretized and represented using a series of ribs, each intersecting the local road surface independently, on the other hand carcass in-plane fore-aft displacement, in-plane deflection, and out-of-plane sidewall torsion are approximated through a second-order polynomial. Forces and torques originating from the tire–road contact area are described using brush mechanics, where bristles’ kinematics is directly linked to carcass deformation. Extensive effort is dedicated to understanding the possible sources of instability, as well as describing and implementing a robust numerical scheme to effectively solve the nonlinear system of equations arising from the modeling. Timing performance results are provided to demonstrate the suitability of the presented model for demanding hard real-time simulations. Finally, validation of the presented tire model is carried out by fitting experimental data and comparing it with the state-of-the-art Magic Formula model, proving its reliability and accuracy in reproducing tire behavior.

Keywords: Tire modeling; Brush model; Real-time; Vehicle simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2024.04.020

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