In the first part of this series, published in Racecar Engineering V31N11, we presented an overview of some common methodologies for tyre testing and an introduction to tyre modelling.
Analysing the main features of both indoor and outdoor testing, in terms of accuracy, repeatability and cost, it became clear how each method has its own advantages and disadvantages. And how, depending on the application, one solution could be more appropriate than another.
Another key conclusion was that ‘traditional’ methods cannot handle tyre temperature, wear, pressure and external factors like tarmac characteristics as input parameters for tyre modelling, despite their importance for race tyres’ performance.
Taking temperature as an example, it is usually measured during testing, and some companies may have procedures in place to either take temperature variation into account,…
