in this study, a simulation of tire–soil interaction model was considered with special view to two-dimensional (2-d) fem model of carcass. coefficients of mechanical behavior of silty-loam soil were accurately measured to obtain an effective simulation. the results of simulation which was implemented in matlab7, showed that the radial-ply tire had greater tractive efficiency than bias tire at t...

wheel numeric and different versions of mobility numbers are important models for predicting the rolling resistance. in this study, data related to the rolling resistance of cross ply and radial ply tires were compared with the resultant values from several models. also, the preciseness of models in rolling resistance prediction was evaluated. for this purpose f test and 1-1 line method (p≥ 0.0...

Wheel numeric and different versions of mobility numbers are important models for predicting the rolling resistance. In this study, data related to the rolling resistance of cross ply and radial ply tires were compared with the resultant values from several models. Also, the preciseness of models in rolling resistance prediction was evaluated. For this purpose F test and 1-1 line method (p≥ 0.0...

The objective of this study was to compare the rolling resistance of four common manual wheelchair tires (two pneumatic and two airless solid) and the solid tires used on a commercially available force- and moment-sensing wheel. Coast-down tests were performed with a wheelchair positioned on a two-drum dynamometer. Within each of three load conditions, tire type had a significant effect on roll...

The hysteresis loss theory of rolling resistance is developed for solid rubber wheelchair tires. The analysis is used to correlate test data for a clay-filled natural rubber and a polyurethane tire material. A discussion of tire rolling work, hysteresis loss factor measurement, and rolling loss measurement is presented. An example calculation of rolling resistance for a polyurethane tire is giv...

The performance characteristics of four 24-inch wheelchair tires are considered; one pneumatic and three airless. Specifically, two new airless polyurethane foam tires (circular and tapered cross-section) were compared to both a molded polyisoprene tire and a rubber pneumatic tire. Rolling resistance, coefficient of static friction, spring rate, tire roll-off, impact absorption, wear resistance...

The viscoelastic effect of rubber material on creation of rolling resistance is responsible for 10-33% dissipation of supplied power at the tire/road interaction surface. So, evaluating this kind of loss is very essential in any analysis concerned with energy saving. The transient dynamic analysis for including the rolling effects of the tire requires long CPU time and the obtained results are ...

This research presents the results of tests conducted under field conditions and included measuring footprint tires on soil. Two agricultural same size but different internal structures were tested, 500/50R17 (radial) 500/50-17 (bias-ply). The factors tire inflation pressure (0.8 bar, 1.6 2.4 bar) vertical load (7.8 kN, 11.8 15.7 kN). made soil was scanned with a 3D scanner, resulting in digita...

Among various dissipating mechanisms, the viscoelastic effect of rubber material on creation of rolling resistance is responsible for 10-33% dissipation of supplied power at the tire/road interaction surface. So, evaluating this kind of loss is very essential in any analysis concerned with improving the fuel consumption of vehicles and resultantly energy savage. Hysteretic loss is a fraction of...

Currently, in the United States there is a growing gap between domestic oil production and consumption. The Department of Energy has developed a modeling tool (known as VISION) that projects future consumption by the transportation sector through the year 2050. This paper uses the VISION model to show that an energy savings of 3.8 billion gallons per year can be achieved with a 2.5% improvement...