Tire Mathematical Modelling Course

The Tire Mathematical Modelling Course will be held concurrently with Tire Technology Expo 2012 in Cologne, Germany, 13 February 2012 – the day before the expo and main conference.

Presenters include:

Mike Blundell, Professor of Vehicle Dynamics and Impact, Coventry University.
Damian Harty, Senior Research Fellow, Coventry University
Professor Michael Gipser, Cosin Scientific Software
Oliver Blanco-Hague, Michelin
Henning Olsen, Optimum G

 

 

Course Rates

Pass type	Full rate
1-day Short course	€580
1 day Short course plus open pass to all Tire Technology conference sessions	€1555

 

The course:

This course covers the computer modelling of tyres within a full vehicle system. It is aimed at engineers and researchers working in both industry and academia.

The subject matter will be of primary interest to vehicle dynamicists, for whom the tyre is the primary force and moment generation element on the vehicle. Tyres are not especially complex but are deeply counter-intuitive; practitioners require an understanding of tyre behaviour and the range & capability of existing models in order to generate full system models to predict the dynamic performance of a vehicle – both for comfort and for active safety.

The course will start with an overview of the force & moment characteristics generated in the tyre contact patch, progress through the way in which these are captured through laboratory testing and complete with the empirical models for usefully accurate representation. The specific requirements for aircraft and motorcycle tyre models will also be covered, as will the development of physical tyre models to predict the interaction of the tyre with road obstacles and terrain for durability analysis.

Agenda:

09:00 - Overview and Introduction to Tyre Modelling	Damian Harty
Why do we care about this? Attraction & economics of predictive methods Complexity issues UN Decade of Road Safety
09:40 - Tyre Forces & Moments	Mike Blundell
Tyre Coordinate Systems Friction Mechanisms Mechanisms within the Tyre
10:40 - Break
11:00 - Models Overview	Damian Harty
Spectrum from single vertical spring to full deformable terrain explicit Finite Element model
12:00 - Tyre Data tools & Reality	Henning Olsen
Starting with a set of 10 tyres lying on the ground Finishing with a useful representation for vehicle handling Perils, protocols and Pacejka
13:00 - Lunch
14:00 - FTire Specifics	Professor Michael Gipser
Outline of formulation Strengths & applications Data to construct Case study
15:00 - Michelin TAME Tire Specifics	Oliver Blanco-Hague
Outline of formulation Strengths & applications Data to construct Case study
16:00 - Break
16:20 - Panel Discussion	All Speakers
16:50 - Wrap Up	Mike Blundell and Damian Harty
17:00 - Finish