Research Article

Study on Dynamics of Polygonal Wear of Automotive Tire Caused by Self-Excited Vibration

Table 1

The system parameters.

System parameterSymbolValueUnit

Coefficient of air resistance0.315/
Windward area2.0m2
Tread mass density1250kg/m3
Vertical load4000N
Toe-in angle0.3deg
Structure constant of tire0.67/
Structure constant of tire115/
Crown width of tire0.166m
The lateral curvature radius of tire0.155m
The radius of tire0.317m
Pressure of tire280kPa
Tread lateral damping10N·s/m
The height of tread0.015m