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Tyre characteristics and modelling 259<br />

F x<br />

F x<br />

Longitudinal stiffness<br />

x<br />

x<br />

F y<br />

Lateral stiffness<br />

F y<br />

y<br />

y<br />

T z<br />

Torsional stiffness<br />

T z<br />

φ<br />

Fig. 5.13<br />

Measurement of stiffness in a non-rolling tyre<br />

φ<br />

It is generally sufficient to treat the tyre as a linear spring and damper when<br />

computing the vertical force component. The calculation of the vertical<br />

force F z acting at point P in the tyre contact patch has a contribution due to<br />

stiffness F zk and a contribution due to damping F zc . These forces act in the<br />

direction of the {Z SAE } 1 vector shown in Figure 5.14:<br />

F z F zk F zc (5.12)<br />

F zk k z z (5.13)<br />

F zc c z V z (5.14)<br />

where<br />

c<br />

2.0<br />

<br />

m k<br />

z t z<br />

and<br />

m t mass of tyre<br />

k z radial tyre stiffness<br />

radial damping ratio<br />

z tyre penetration<br />

V z rate of change of tyre penetration

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