Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2 3 2014 05 07 Research on Real-time Identification for Tire Failure 54 57 EN Qingzhang Chen College of Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, CIT, Suzhou, China Jonathan M. Weaver Guangju Xu AJME2014231 10.12691/ajme-2-3-1 2014 04 08 2014 05 04 2014 05 07 Sudden tire failure (a blowout) is a major cause of traffic accidents, many of them involving fatalities. If the automobile can quickly identify that a blowout has occurred, the braking system can be programmed to carry out braking and stability control to slow down the vehicle steadily. Hence, timely identification of a blowout or severe leakage is a key enabler of using the braking system to provide control and stability enhancements in the event of a tire failure. This work presents an indirect real-time monitoring strategy that combines analysis of tire vibration with effective radius, to indicate that a blowout has occurred. The calibrating and related test results show that the system can detect tire blow-out timely and accurately.