FEM BASED PARAMETRIC DESIGN STUDY OF TIRE PROFILE USING DEDICATED CAD MODEL AND TRANSLATION CODE

• Main Authors: Nikola Korunović, Miloš Stojković, Dragan Mišić, Miroslav Trajanović
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Niš 2014-12-01
• Series: Facta Universitatis. Series: Mechanical Engineering
• Online Access: http://casopisi.junis.ni.ac.rs/index.php/FUMechEng/article/view/492

In this paper a finite element method (FEM) based parametric design study of the tire profile shape and belt width is presented. One of the main obstacles that similar studies have faced is how to change the finite element mesh after a modification of the tire geometry is performed. In order to overcome this problem, a new approach is proposed. It implies automatic update of the finite elements mesh, which follows the change of geometric design parameters on a dedicated CAD model. The mesh update is facilitated by an originally developed mapping and translation code. In this way, the performance of a large number of geometrically different tire design variations may be analyzed in a very short time. Although a pilot one, the presented study has also led to the improvement of the existing tire design.