Research on Real-time Identification for Tire Failure

Qingzhang Chen^1, , Jonathan M. Weaver² and Guangju Xu¹

¹College of Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, CIT, Suzhou, China

²College of Engineering &Science, Mechanical Engineering, UDM, Detroit, USA

Cite this paper:
Qingzhang Chen, Jonathan M. Weaver and Guangju Xu. Research on Real-time Identification for Tire Failure. American Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2014; 2(3):54-57. doi: 10.12691/ajme-2-3-1

Abstract

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.

Keywords:
tire blowout or severe leakage real-time identification tire vibration effective radius test set

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