AnAdvancedShellTheoryBasedTireModel-personal.ppt

September 20, 2004 Tire Society Meeting 2004 An Advanced Shell Theory Based Tire Model by D. Bozdog, W. W. Olson Outline Objectives Tire Model Formulation Numerical Method Results Motivation Wide variety of tire models Simplistic (spring-damper structures or curve fits of experimental data) FEM extremely complex Potential of elasticity based shell theory tire model Provide both the benefits Complex analysis Fast computations Assume material properties closed to real values Requires small number of input parameters Can be used for all types of tire design Objectives Short term Determine the deformed shape of tire Internal pressure Vertical loadings Longitudinal and lateral forces Determine the stress-strain distribution in structure Long term Framework for tire simulation analysis and development based on shell theory Provide a solution for tire modeling for vehicle dynamics simulation software Tire model formulation General approach General Linear Thin Shells Theory Mechanics of Laminated Composite Materials Numerical Method Tire model formulation General approach General Linear Thin Shells Theory Mechanics of Laminated Composite Materials Numerical Method Tire model formulation General compatibility equations of plane strain thin shells: Tire model formulation Shell force and moment resultants Tire model formulation Equilibrium equations for static shell Tire model formulation Applied forces to shell element Tire model formulation General approach General Linear Thin Shells Theory Mechanics of Laminated Composite Materials Numerical Method Tire model formulation Mechanics of Laminated Composite Materials Tire model formulation Mechanics of Laminated Composite Materials Constitutive equations: Tire model formulation Mechanics of Laminated Composite Materials Stress and Moment resultants Tire model formulation Mechanics of Laminated Composite Materials Tire model formulation 32x8.8 Type VII aircraft tire System of equations System