Object-Oriented Decomposition of Tire Characteristics Based on Semi-empirical Models

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This article introduces a new and freely available Modelica library, called WheelsAndTires, for modeling wheels and tires. The contained models are intended to be used in vehicle simulations, where computational performance is a major concern. Semi-empirical single contact point models are well suited for this kind of applications and are therefore applied in the presented library.

The WheelsAndTires library provides a tool to quickly build custom tire models, and allows a convenient customization of existing models. This is achieved by a modular and expandable design system utilizing well established models. In addition, a set of ready-made models is provided to allow a quick insight in the used modeling structure and to enable a direct application in vehicle models.


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