lateral force

  • 1lateral force — the component of the tire force vector in the y direction. Note: for small slip and inclination angles, the lateral force developed by the tire can be approximated by fy = caa + cyy angular rotations are positive clockwise when looking in the… …

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  • 2Lateral Force Variation — Tires provide for steering, traction, braking, and load support by transmitting forces between the vehicle and the road. Lateral Force Variation (LFV) is a property of a tire that characterizes its dynamic behavior of these forces. High values of …

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  • 3lateral force variation — the periodic variation of lateral force of a straight free rolling tire which repeats each revolution, at a fixed loaded radius, given mean normal force, constant speed, given inflation pressure and test surface curvature …

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  • 4lateral force coefficient — the ratio of the lateral force to the vertical load …

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  • 5lateral force offset — the average lateral force of a straight free rolling tire …

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  • 6first order lateral force variation — the peak to peak amplitude of the fundamental frequency component of the Fourier series representing lateral force variation. Its frequency is equal to the rotational frequency of the tire …

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  • 7peak-to-peak lateral force variation — the difference between the maximum and minimum values of the lateral force during one revolution of the tire …

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  • 8total lateral force variation — see peak to peak lateral force variation …

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  • 9force — a directed interaction between two objects that tends to change the momentum of both. Since a force has both direction and magnitude, it can be expressed as a vector applied force axial force body force braking force camber force central force… …

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  • 10lateral traction coefficient — the maximum value of lateral force coefficient which can be reached on a free rolling tire for a given road surface, environment and operating condition …

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