Tyre and road wear and slip assessment (TROWS)

Objective

TROWS gains insight into tyre and road wear process in order to reduce both tyre and road wear. Tyre wear reduction leads to less emission of rubber, less worn tyres disposal and less energy for tyre production as well as less vehicle maintenance costs. By road wear reduction road maintenance is reduced. The created models and test procedures allow a more effective design process for tyres and vehicle suspensions and will lead to improved design rules for both tyres and road surfaces. The work plan uses an integrated experimental and numerical approach. Through well-conditioned Carousel tests, road surface wear and truck tyre wear for pure cornering conditions is assessed. By driving several vehicles on representative roads a realistic tyre wear assessment is achieved. By combining experimental results with vehicle usage data, stochastic road description, contact patch model and tyre structural model an effective modelling environment is realised.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO

Address

97,Schoenmakerstraat 97
2600 JA Delft
Netherlands

Participants (10)

CENTRE D'ETUDES TECHNIQUES DE L'EQUIPEMENT DE LYON

France

Address

25 Avenue Francois Mitterrand
69674 Bron

HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Finland

Address

Puumiehenkuja 5A
02015 Hut

LABORATOIRE CENTRAL DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES

France

Address

Boulevard Lefebvre 58
75732 Paris

NOKIAN TYRES PLC.

Finland

Address

Pirkkalaistie 7
37101 Nokia

PEUGEOT CITROËN AUTOMOBILES S.A.

France

Address

Etablissement De Belchamp
25420 Voujeaucourt

PIRELLI PNEUMATICI SPA

Italy

Address

Viale Sarca 222
20126 Milano

POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN

Italy

Address

Campus Bovisa, Piazza La Masa 34
20158 Milano

T.E.S.T. S.R.L.

Italy

Address

Via Del Castelli Romani 57
00040 Pomezia

UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE

Italy

Address

Via Santa Marta 3
50139 Firenze

VIAGROUP SA

Switzerland

Address

Chemin Praz Roussy 3
1032 Romanel-sur-lausanne