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Measurement xxx (2017) xxx–xxx Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Measurement journal homepage: /locate/measurement A compact internal drum test rig for measurements of rolling contact forces between a single tread block and a substrate Oskar E. Lundberg a,?, Leif Kari a, Ines Lopez Arteaga a,b a KTH Royal Institute of Technology, The Marcus Wallenberg Laboratory for Sound and Vibration Research (MWL), Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design, SE 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden b Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven, The Netherlands article info Article history: Received 29 June 2016 Received in revised form 22 December 2016 Accepted 25 December 2016 Available online xxxx Keywords: Tread block Road Contact forces Rubber friction Rolling contact Test rig abstract A novel test rig design is presented which enables detailed studies of the three force components generated in the impact and release phase of rolling contact between a tyre tread block and a substrate. The design of the compact internal drum test rig provides realistic impact and release angles for the tread block-substrate contact and enables force measurements at high rolling speeds with a high signal-tonoise ratio. Measurements of the rolling contact forces are presented for different values of rolling velocity, static pre-load and acceleration. It is demonstrated that this test rig provides results which contribute to the understanding of tyre–road interaction and can be used as input to modelling-based development of both tyres and roads aiming for improved handling, safety, energy ef?ciency and comfort. ó 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction Traction, braking and steering performance of road vehicles are determined by the forces which are transmitted within the interface between the tyre and the substrate, often referred to as the contact patch. The contact patch for a car tyre has the approximate size of the palm of the hand and the character of