Non-Dimensional
Analysis of Tires
A growing automotive research field involves the use of scaled vehicles
to simulate the dynamics that a full sized vehicle would experience.
Using scaled vehicles can save on cost and space required to test
automobiles.
This project specifically focuses on the scalability of automobile tires.
The forces generated by tires are very important in the analysis of an
automobile since they are the only contact an automobile has with the ground. For normal sized automobile tires their behavior has been defined
with a series of formulas based on the characteristics of the tire.
The ultimate goal of this project is to prove that this defined behavior is
independent of size.
Research Advisor:
Andrew Alleyne
Graduate Student:
Matthew Polley
Project Sponsor:
