| DRIBYT | This project is closed |
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Context The contact patch of the tyre to the road controls many aspects of a vehicles performance, particularly handling, stability and friction control. Automatic braking and traction control systems operate only at the limits of tyre to road adhesion. Means of measuring tyre/road contact forces would enable traction and braking to be controlled throughout the whole of the adhesion envelope and improve safety. Aims The project will develop a model of the tyre contact performance and investigate the feasibility of using tyre forces to indicate an incipient loss of adhesion. Method The project will proceed by: Developing a whole vehicle handling and control theory which is based on the forces generated at the tyre to ground interface. Establishing if the tyre to ground forces can be used to control the vehicle under all operating conditions of handling and friction demand. Measuring the tyre to ground forces generated under operational conditions in the laboratory and at a proving ground. Benefits Enhanced vehicle safety through the control of the vehicle from the forces generated at the tyre to ground interface. Participants Dunlop Tyres Ltd Warwick University JJ Electronic Components Ltd |
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