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On the Excitation of Rolling Tires from the Road Surface Texture
Author(s) -
Brinkmeier M.,
Nackenhorst U.,
Suwannachit A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200810319
Subject(s) - tread , asperity (geotechnical engineering) , finite element method , vibration , contact patch , natural rubber , viscoelasticity , discretization , materials science , surface (topology) , rough surface , excitation , texture (cosmology) , noise (video) , structural engineering , mechanics , acoustics , engineering , composite material , physics , geometry , computer science , mathematics , mathematical analysis , electrical engineering , image (mathematics) , artificial intelligence
Rolling tires are excited from the contact with the rough road surface to vibrations, which cause rolling noise. A two scale approach is suggested, where at the macro–scale the vibration of the rolling tire structure is modeled by quite detailed finite element methods. The road surface is described using measured textures. A fine resolution finite element discretization of the tread rubber is performed in order to resolve the asperity contact. The material properties are described by a non–linear viscoelastic rubber model. The tread patch is enforced to approach the rough surface in a transient dynamics manner. From these investigations an enveloping surface profile is reconstructed to be used for the excitation. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)