This paper discusses the development of a deformable terrain database to be used in a co-simulation environment with a multibody dynamics vehicle model. The implementation of the model includes a general tire-terrain traction model which is modular to allow for any type of tire model that supports the Standard Tire Interface[1] to operate on the terrain. Rather than utilizing empirical terramec...

Waste tires have excellent mechanical performance and have been used as reinforcing material in geotechnical engineering; however, their interface properties are poorly understood. To further our knowledge, this paper examines the pull-out characteristics of waste tire strips in a compacted sand, together with uniaxial and biaxial geogrids also tested under the same conditions. The analysis of ...

Non-thermal irreversible electroporation (N-TIRE) has shown promise as an ablative therapy for a variety of soft-tissue neoplasms. Here we describe the therapeutic planning aspects and first clinical application of N-TIRE for the treatment of an inoperable, spontaneous malignant intracranial glioma in a canine patient. The N-TIRE ablation was performed safely, effectively reduced the tumor volu...

In this paper, we focus on the frequent glitches of general family cars. Based on the Neural Network theory and combining with the Micro-chip processor technology, we design an expert system-‘‘Integrated Cars Repairing Tools” (ICRT) and the size of the proposed ICRT is quite small and achieves the following attractive functions: (1) Portable Electric-jack, (2) Electric Tire-pressure-meter, (3) ...

in this paper, multi-objective uniform-diversity genetic algorithm (muga) with a diversity preserving mechanism called the ε-elimination algorithm is used for pareto optimization of 5-degree of freedom vehicle vibration model considering the five conflicting functions simultaneously. the important conflicting objective functions that have been considered in this work are, namely, vertical accel...

In this paper, a new multi-objective uniform-diversity genetic algorithm (MUGA) with a diversity preserving mechanism called the e-elimination algorithm is used for Pareto optimization of a fivedegree of freedom vehicle vibration model considering the five conflicting functions simultaneously. The important conflicting objective functions that have been considered in this work are, namely, seat...

In this paper, a novel vehicle dynamics controller is proposed by combining two control loops which are formed by the individually actuated wheel braking and steering regulator. The inner braking loop regulates the individual tire force generation and prevents tire force saturation with respect to tire slip. When the tire forces are regulated to operate in the linear region of their nonlinear c...

Plus-sizing in the tire industry is the growing practice of replacing a vehicle’s original equipment wheel size with a larger diameter wheel and replacing the tire with a lower aspect ratio tire of the same diameter. This practice is normally associated with aftermarket sales, and there is a growing trend for vehicle dealerships to fit these larger wheels/tires to new cars. This paper discusses...

Today safety of the human life is major concern. Nowadays about 75% of the casualties has been observed due to the accidents during transport of the vehicle. These are especially due to the flaw in the tire pressure. Tire break avoiding is very important for safe driving in superhighway. Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is used to detect whether one or more of the vehicle’s tire ...